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Two years ago, this family of computer infections introduced the idea of changing its name based upon the version of Windows it was installed on. This family of rogue has historically been agressively promoted through the use of hacked web sites, spam, and fake anti-malware scanners. At this point it is too soon to tell whether or not this new version will be as agressively distributed.
For those who are infected we have removal guides available at the following links:
Remove XP Defender 2013 (Uninstall Guide)
Remove Vista Defender 2013 (Uninstall Guide)
Remove Win 7 Defender 2013 (Uninstall Guide)
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