ByteDefender

ByteDefender also known as ByteDefender Security 2010 is a scareware rogue malware application on Windows that masquerades as a legitimate antivirus program. It uses a false system scanner that produces large deposits of malware and it attempts to scare the users to purchase the full version of the rogue software for the removal of nonexistent and/or unnecessary spyware items. The name of this antispyware program is used to confuse the user looking for the legitimate Bitdefender before downloading the software.

Bytedefender Security 2010 may be downloaded as a trojan horse along with possible other antivirus programs. Additionally, ByteDefender comes from WinPC Defender family of rogue antispyware programs.