How To Remove Windows Defender – Security Warning

Quick Details To Delete Windows Defender – Security Warning

Windows Defender – Security Warning is technically a pop up message which appears through a Window while surfing some suspicious websites. As per the experts, this kind of alert is said to be fake as these notifications mostly promoted by malicious webpages. Even such pages are visited by users unintentionally due to clicking some ads or redirects caused by some PUPs installed on computer. If you are facing Windows Defender – Security Warning while surfing the web, then probably a PUP or adware or broser hijacker is installed on your machine accidentally. Once such hectic applications or malware traits get activated on a machine, it use to redirect users to various hecitc websites. Such websites are also just created by criminals and meant to display ads and gather sensitive information. Therefore, a PC user should be preventive against such traits to avoid major loss further.

As per what the Windows Defender – Security Warning pop up displays, it says that Windowd Defender has detected an error on computer. More precisely, it mention that a virus called Zepto was detected in the system registry. Means, the fake warning make users to believe their their system is recently infected while visting some dubious website. Further, it also mention to avoid shutting down or restarting computer as it may lock the machine permanently, leading to severe data loss. Moreover, the Windows Defender – Security Warning claims that if a system is already blocked, the users should contact a prescribed number “+46 10 884 48 35” to a Technical Support. The users are supposed to contact the aforementioned number immediately.

Looking over such websites more thoroughly, there cann be seen a Windows logo as well, to make users believe the Tech Support team is associated with Microsoft. But speaking about the reality, such websites are just deceptive ones and meant to extort money from users. When the user try to contact the promoted fake techincal support team, they ask to buy some useless products or services. They basically claim that the product or service may help users to overcome issues caused by Zepto virus, that supposedly has infected the machine, according to Windows Defender – Security Warning. And if the user pays for services, they get financially scammed. Means, if you are receiving Windows Defender – Security Warning pop ups, you should simply avoid clicking it or believing it true.

Summarized Information About Windows Defender – Security Warning

Name: Windows Defender – Security Warning
Type: Phishing or Scam
Probelms: Modified online accounts and credentials, data or identity theft, and many more.
Distribution: Malicious websites, malspam campaigns, poisoned search engine results, and so on.
Description: Windows Defender – Security Warning is technically identified as a scamming pop up that tends to make users believing their system is infected. And it promotes fake products or services with claims to overcome such issues.
Removal: In order to delete Windows Defender – Security Warning from computers, we highly suggest you to learn some technical guidelines as explained through this article.

Your system has got a PUP or Adware. Do you know why?

PUPs or adwae usually downloaded and installed through their official pages many a times. But, most of the users are also tricked to downlaod and install such objects on their system. This usually happens as the software promoters user software bundling and more other social engineering tricks to promote their codes. So, when a user interacts or clicks some intrusive links or ads or downlad some objects, they never get notified about addition options which triggers in background. While installing some freeware installer packages, malicious codes are often hidden through Advanced//Custom installaiton mode. Normally, the users skip these modes while installing, that secretly installs Windows Defender – Security Warning on their machine. Means, a user must keep these points in their mind to prevent Windows Defender – Security Warning and related issues to occur on their system.

If you are having bad luck with Windows Defender – Security Warning and seeking some methods or guidelines to overcome such issues, it’s mandatory to remove the threats. You can try a set of instructions or methods as discussed under this article to remove Windows Defender – Security Warning along with all its associated files, processes and leftovers too.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Windows Defender – Security Warning:

Remove the related items of Windows Defender – Security Warning using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Windows Defender – Security Warning issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Windows Defender – Security Warning) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Windows Defender – Security Warning removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Windows Defender – Security Warning still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Windows Defender – Security Warning plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Windows Defender – Security Warning removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Windows Defender – Security Warning (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.