Virus:TR/FakeAV.HM
Date discovered:06/08/2010
Type:Trojan
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Low to medium
Distribution Potential:Medium
Damage Potential:Medium
Static file:Yes
File size:878.592 Bytes
MD5 checksum:b755deedb98872d8e255ae46d7f70289
IVDF version:7.10.10.99 - Friday, August 6, 2010

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Avast: Win32:Genome-IO
   •  Microsoft: Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti
   •  Eset: Win32/Adware.PCProtector.D
   •  GData: Win32:Genome-IO
   •  DrWeb: Trojan.Fakealert.18615


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003
   • Windows Vista
   • Windows Server 2008
   • Windows 7


Side effects:
   • Drops malicious files
   • Falsley reports malware infection or system problems and offers to fix them if the user buys the application.
   • Registry modification


Right after execution the following information is displayed:


Description inserted by Patrick Schoenherr on Friday, August 6, 2010
Description updated by Patrick Schoenherr on Friday, August 6, 2010

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