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Troj/FakeAV-AZI

Aliases
  • Trojan:Win32/FakeSpypro
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 10 March 2010 02:52:26 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

Troj/FakeAV-AZI includes functionality to:

- run automatically
- steal confidential information
- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP

Troj/FakeAV-AZI communicates via HTTP with the following locations:

pc-inspector . net


When Troj/FakeAV-AZI is installed it creates the file <User>\Local Settings\Application Data\djxnjc\xtajsftav.exe.

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Download
RunInvalidSignatures

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

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Download
CheckExeSignatures

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

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\avsoft
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script
HKCU\Software\avsoft
HKCU\Software

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