Sophos

Troj/FakeVir-O

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 16 May 2006 05:36:48 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/FakeVir-O is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan displays the following fake warning message to lure the user to a remote internet site:

Your computer is infected!

Critical System Error!
System detected virus activities.
They may cause critical system
failure. Please, use antimalware
software to clean and protect your
system from parasite programs.
Click here to get all available
software.

The message displayed by the Trojan horse

The message displayed by the FakeVir-O Trojan horse.

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