Have you tried the FixIEDef This tool removes IE Defender.
Usage:
Download FixIEDef.zip by ShadowPuterDude to the Desktop.

Extract FixIEDef.zip to your Desktop, this will create a folder named FixIEDef on your Desktop.

Double-click of the FixIEDef folder.

Locate FixIEDef.bat and double-click on it.

After you try Randy fix and if needed here's another one.
Rogue Fix

Deb,
Did you get this straightened out? I ended up with the SAME problem last night. I am so ready to scream! I went to bed at 1:30 after nearly falling asleep waiting on a scan and got back up to start all over again!

I ran the two things mentioned just as they said to with no luck. Well, I can't say that. The Roguefix did find some issues that it said it fixed but I still get the IE pop-up that takes you to iedefender's site (if I try to search for things, I end up at porn site and there always a search thing that says it's YouTube Porn with a picture of the video right next to it! It's been fun trying to fix this and not let my kids see it or when I end up at one of their sites accidently!).

I have the latest Free version of AVG. Everything is up to date. I run it and get nothing.

I ran a Symantec free scan but of course only get told I have one problem...can't find out what that problem is unless I pay! Not like it USED to be!

Panda did show 2 hacker and one other issue, however, it ran for over an hour and was only about 1/4 of the way through scanning! Nothing else takes THAT long!

I have cleaned my temp files and cookies, through Disk Clean-up and CCleaner and have done so manually through Internet Options just to be sure.

I ran Ad-Aware and it located a few things...onestep search is the one thing I noticed was different but it said it deleted that. Then I ran Spy-bot and it found the ie defender and said it removed that. I run those every couple of days on a regular basis. They are always updated....

I found things that said about the System Restore files, so I went about shutting that off and starting over to remove anything that could have been there.

Something else told me to go through and show hidden files and what not...did that along with searhing through other things that they claimed would help me locate the problem...NOTHING to be found.

I have run several things through Safe Mode to be sure...nothing changes.

I'm at my wits end, that's for sure. I have spent all day so far at the computer or waiting on some scan to finish up with no results. It used to be that you could do a search and find info on how to remove something and now all you end up in is forums filled with hijack this and millions of other logs and you have to wait for someone to go over everything and tell you what to do. I just want to FIX it without having to download 20 programs, run 15 scans....Can you tell I'm not used to us getting viruses? LOL We don't and usually the "problem" can be fixed by cleaning Temp files so this is driving me crazy!

Deb,

Sorry about your critter and I personally do like Randy's recommendation. I sure hope it work's for you.

The one other thing I just have to add is how impressed I was with the individual effort and on-line research you tried in attempting to resolve this concern personally. I haven't seen such an aggressive self-help attempt in a long time. I find it refreshing. It seem it's all too often that I see the exact opposite. You truly should be proud of yourself.

DA

I hope you had better luck than I did! I fought with this problem for two days. I spent way too much time at the computer and finally decided yesterday afternoon to just reinstall Windows. That was far less painful than trying to fight something I couldn't figure out! Now the computer only has what I need on it. It's cleaner than it was when I bought it, since I know which stuff is junk! I guess the virus was worth it to get me to clean up!

Good luck to you!

Leslie