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Summary
Summary
Action- More Information
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | September 2008 (4.33) |
| Protection available since | 10 July 2008 22:24:49 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/FakeVir-DE claims to be an anti-virus scanner called "Antivirus 2009".
Troj/FakeVir-DE scans the computer and reports clean files as being infected with malware. Troj/FakeVir-DE then persistently prompts the user to purchase the full version of "Antivirus 2009" in order to cleanup the infections.
When first run Troj/FakeVir-DE creates the following files:
- <System>\scui.cpl - detected as Troj/FakeVir-DE
- <Start Menu>\Antivirus 2009\Antivirus 2009.lnk - icon file, can be safely deleted
- <Start Menu>\Antivirus 2009\Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk - icon file, can be safely deleted
- <Desktop>\Antivirus 2009.lnk - icon file, can be safely deleted
- <Application Data>\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Antivirus 2009.lnk - icon file, can be safely deleted.
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