Sophos

Troj/FakeVir-DF

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Included in our products from September 2008 (4.33)
Protection available since 11 July 2008 02:53:23 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/FakeVir-DF claims to be an anti-virus scanner called "Spy Shredder".

When first run Troj/FakeVir-DF displays a warning message:

"STOP! Security status
Security errors detected. Remove these errors as soon as
possible to prevent data loss and private information
exposure. Click here to install protection tools now."

Troj/FakeVir-DF then opens a web page which shows the computer infected with various malware and spyware. Troj/FakeVir-DF prompts the user to purchase a license of "Spy Shredder" to remove the infections from the computer.

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