Sophos

Troj/FakeAV-AP

Aliases
  • TROJ_RENOS.ADA
  • Hoax.Win32.Renos.vapu
  • Generic FakeAlert.a
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 23 July 2008 20:54:08 (GMT)
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More Information

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

Troj/FakeAV-AP includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

Troj/FakeAV-AP changes settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer, including search settings, by modifying values under:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Default_Search_URL
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\

The following registry entries are set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
1208
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
2500
3

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1
1208
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1
2500
3

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2
1208
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2
2500
3

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
1208
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
2500
3

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
1208
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
2500
3

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
1201
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
1804
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1
1201
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2
1201
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2
1804
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3
1201
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
1200
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
1201
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
1608
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4
1804
1

The following registry entry is set:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Enable Browser Extensions
yes

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