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Troj/FakeAV-AIA

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
  • Opens links to websites
Protection available since 12 November 2009 19:38:30 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/FakeAV-AIA is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/FakeAV-AIA is installed it creates the file <User>\Local Settings\Application Data\<random letters>\<random letters>sysguard.exe, and sets the following registry entry to run on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\<random letters>
<path listed above>

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations
LowRiskFileTypes
.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments
SaveZoneInformation
0x00000001

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download
RunInvalidSignatures
0x00000001

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download
CheckExeSignatures
no

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