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 Fake Anti Spyware.Advanced Virus Remover Technical Details
 Category Fake Anti Spyware
 Discovered   12/9/2008 10:47:49 AM
 Modified   6/12/2009 2:11:09 PM
 Threat Level High
 Category Description
These are programs which look like any legitimate program but usually download without users permission, entice users into buying them by showing fake results to improve users PC performance. They may also download spyware and other unwanted programs.
 Description

Advanced Virus Remover is rogue security software. Advanced Virus Remover usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Vundo Trojan, Virus or fake software. This malware intentionally customizes your system settings and adds new values to the System Registry. Advanced Virus Remover can slow your computer performance, hijack your web browser, and download more malware will flood your system with annoying pop-ups, fake screens of death. Also Advanced Virus Remover will constantly perform full system scan and list you variety of infections which are not present on your system.

It displays following system warning message "Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous. Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer. Click here to protect your computer." it is merely a means to scare you. This is the tactic used to scare the user into purchasing the rogue Advanced Virus Remover’s fully licensed program.


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 Summary
The following http urls were started: NA
The hosts file was updated with the following url-to-ip mappings: NA
The following internet connection was established: NA
 
 Process PAVRM.exe
 Drivers   N/A
 Folder Created  

%PF%\Advanced Virus Remover


 The following Files were created:
 
Name Version Publisher Signature (MD5) File Size (in KB)
..\Advanced Virus Remover \PAVRM.exe 1.0.0.0 Advanced Virus Remover    
..\windupdates.exe     66bab2313196d692474e21248b0a08cb 17920

 The following Registry Entries were created:
 
..\Software\AVR
..\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\"Windows Update"\"%WIN.SYS32%\windupdates.exe"

 The following images were captured:



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