Sophos

Troj/FakeVir-AZ

Aliases
  • Winfixer
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from June 2008 (4.30)
Protection available since 26 April 2008 14:39:47 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/FakeVir-AZ claims to be a malware removal tool named "AntiSpywareMaster".

The Trojan scans the computer and reports malware in files that are in reality clean system components. If the user clicks the "Remove Now" button, they are taken to the registration page in the hope that they will pay to have the nonexistent threats removed.

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