Comments on: SystemDefender

By: Remove Braviax.exe (Removal Instructions) | 411 on Spyware

Remove Braviax.exe (Removal Instructions) | 411 on Spyware — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:05:54 +0000

[...] And is Braviax.exe actually dangerous? Sure, but only because Braviax.exe might scare you into wasting $49.95 on SystemDefender. [...]

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:32:37 +0000

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By: johnny

johnny — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:52:52 +0000

Why isn’t there more effort being used to put these idiots behind bars?

By: Bob Harris

Bob Harris — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:56:36 +0000

I’ve been infected with System Defender, and it is probably the most difficult infection to remove (I’m still trying!!) Norton (Symantec) software fails to even recognise that there is a problem and doesn’t find it. PC-Tools finds it and supposedly cleans the system, but it still remains. I just hope that I am able to rid my system of this Crapware. It would be interesting to visit System Defender HQ, in force, with baseball bats.
Another symptom that isn’t listed above, is that Internet explorer will pop-up in isolation, even when IE is not running. It usually displays some form of stupid advertising, mostly for Dating or gambling sites

By: Rob Davis

Rob Davis — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:44:06 +0000

If SD installs on a PC on a Microsft domain (ie Small Business Server), and roaming profiles are in use, the infected user’s account will be infected and cleaning the PC wil lhave NO EFFECT AT ALL. The user’s account must be deleted from the server and a new account with the same name created. This won’t get reinfected – the server doesn’t use the name to identify an account, it uses a hidden unique code. Then boot the infected PC from an original XP CD and delete the partition, erasing all existing files. Now rebuild the hard disk. I actually rebooted the PC from a W98 boot floppy, re-FDISKed the partition and then booted from an XO CD to ensure that the original partition was completely erased. This took me all of my day off so I hope I have the pleasire of meeting a SD staff member up a dark alley one day.