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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 4 July 2008 15:45:52 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/FakeVir-CQ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/FakeVir-CQ pretends to be a spyware and malware detection program, but will always report the presence of unwanted files, in an attempt to trick the user into paying to register the software.
Troj/FakeVir-CQ creates the following registry entry in order to start when Windows boots:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
pestsweeper
<Program Files>\PestSweeper\pestsweeper.exe
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