Windows Protection

Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp Description:

Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is a pseudo-infection being exploited by Malware Defense scareware in order to frighten its victims into buying the registered version of this nasty software product. Actually, Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is a real computer parasite that records a PC user’s keystrokes and transmits these data to a remote analytic center run by hackers. But in the framework of Malware Defense rogueware distribution schemes, Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is being exploited as just a scary-sounding puppet infection that is supposed to get people greatly alarmed and inclined to install whatever software is suggested – just to get rid of this virus. Malware Defense fake anti-spyware tends to trigger alerts like the one shown below, saying that Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp worm has been intercepted on your PC and must be neutralized immediately lest it should play havoc with your Operating System and ruin it in the long run. This warning has one major goal – to have you click the green option in the bottom and thus unknowingly initiated the process of Malware Defense virus installation onto your machine. Please keep in mind that Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is not to be afraid of as such – it’s Malware Defense rogue that you should fear. Stick to the following instructions to eliminate the malicious program triggering Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp misleading ads.

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How to remove Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp manually:

To perform manual removal of Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp, you should do the following:

Delete Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp corrupt files:

• %Program Files%\Malware Defense
• %Program Files%\Malware Defense\help.ico
• %Program Files%\Malware Defense\md.db
• %Program Files%\Malware Defense\mdefense.exe
• %Program Files%\Malware Defense\mdext.dll
• %Program Files%\Malware Defense\uninstall.exe
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Defense Support.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\Malware Defense.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Malware Defense Support.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Malware Defense.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Malware Defense\Uninstall Malware Defense.lnk

Remove Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp associated registry entries:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5E2121EE-0300-11D4-8D3B-444553540000}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SimpleShlExt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malware Defense
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Malware Defense”

Please, note that manual removal of Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is a procedure of high complexity and should be performed with extreme caution. Lack of the required skills and even the slightest deviation from the instructions may lead to irreparable system damage. To ensure trouble-free deletion, it is recommended to use the automatic Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp removal tool below:

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