Virus:TR/Vilsel.iop
Date discovered:15/10/2009
Type:Trojan
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Medium
Distribution Potential:Low to medium
Damage Potential:Low to medium
Static file:Yes
File size:21.504 Bytes
MD5 checksum:7d96ce7f588613f0343049918de70665
IVDF version:7.01.06.111 - Thursday, October 15, 2009

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Mcafee: FakeAlert-AB.dldr
   •  Kaspersky: Trojan.Win32.Vilsel.iop
   •  F-Secure: Trojan-Downloader:W32/Fakerean.Y
   •  Eset: Win32/Kryptik.AUZ
   •  Bitdefender: Trojan.Downloader.FakeAlert.DH

Similar detection:
   •  TR/Vilsel.ioq


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Downloads a malicious file
   • Lowers security settings
   • Registry modification
Falsley reports malware infection or system problems and offers to fix them if the user buys the application.


Right after execution the following information is displayed:

Description inserted by Thomas Wegele on Thursday, October 15, 2009
Description updated by Thomas Wegele on Thursday, October 15, 2009

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