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Troj/FakeVir-DO

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
Protection available since 23 July 2008 01:18:38 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/FakeVir-DO pretends to scan the computer and reports false infections. Troj/FakeVir-DO then prompts the user to pay a license fee before pretending to clean the system.

Troj/FakeVir-DO drops the file <System>\scui.cpl which is detected as Troj/FakeVir-DE.

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