Troj/FakeVir-CL

Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since	1 July 2008 10:07:18 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/FakeVir-CL reports false infections on the computer and prompts the user to buy a license before pretending to clean the infections.

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