Sophos

Troj/FakeAV-GC

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 7 November 2008 15:42:22 (GMT)
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Action

More Information


Troj/FakeAV-GC is a fraudulent anti-virus program. This program reports fake detections of malicious software, in an attempt to convince the user to pay money to have them removed.

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