Do you know what Antivirus Defence is?
Antivirus Defence is a fake rogue antispyware application that functions as a shell program in order to convince payment systems and banks that users are about to purchase a legitimate product. It is not a computer security application, and it does not exhibit any kind of malicious infection symptoms, but the presence of this program in your system indicates that you have been infected by a fake AV. In order to remove Antivirus Defence from your PC, you need to remove the original program that is responsible for having downloaded the fake rogue onto your computer.
According to the carried out research, Antivirus Defence is related to WinWebSec group of rogue antispyware applications. It suggests that the fake program arrives at your PC when you are infected with such fake AVs as System Progressive Protection, Attentive Antivirus and the like. Antivirus Defence does not get installed on your computer at the same time as the original infection. When you get infected with a WinWebSec rogue, the fake security program runs a fake system scan and then tries to convince you that your PC is terribly infected with malware. Its claims are supported by constant security notifications that can also be attributed to Antivirus Defence. For example:
Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. This is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Outlook and other programs. Click here to remove it immediately with Antivirus Defence.
Antivirus Defence Warning
Your PC is still infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid the theft of your credit card details.
Nevertheless, you download Antivirus Defence onto your computer right when you access the purchase page for the original rogue application. The empty rogue program gets downloaded and installed on your PC in order to convince you that your PC will be fully protected once you purchase their product. Needless to say, that by purchasing the defunct program you would reveal your credit card information to cyber criminals and your bank account would get hacked.
In case you paid for the license already, contact your bank and block your credit card. Then deal with Antivirus Defence and other rogue infection in your computer immediately. Acquire a powerful computer security tool that will remove Antivirus Defence for you automatically, and consequently your system will be safeguarded against similar intruders.
In non-techie terms:
Antivirus Defence is a fake antivirus program that functions as a hoax to convince you to spend your money for nothing. You need to remove Antivirus Defence and other potential threats from your computer immediately; otherwise your system could get crippled.
Aliases: AntivirusDefence.