Troj/FakeAle-CD

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Trojan
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/FakeAle-CD is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run Troj/FakeAle-CD copies itself to
<Program Files>\PCPrivacyCleaner\pcpc.exe

The following registry entries are created to run Troj/FakeAle-CD on startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
PCPrivacyCleaner
<Program Files>\PCPrivacyCleaner\pcpc.exe

Registry entries are created under:

HKCU\Software\PCPrivacyCleaner

HKCU\Software\{65DE966D-11D1-4bb1-BF7E-B8A273514DAF}

The Trojan displays fake scan alerts in an attempt to lure the user into purchasing license from preconfigured URL.

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