Home/ Spyware Encyclopedia / Fake Anti Spyware.VistaAntiVirus2008 | |  | Fake Anti Spyware.VistaAntiVirus2008 Technical Details |  |
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| Category |
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Fake
Anti Spyware |
| Discovered |
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6/7/2008
13:03:00 PM |
| Modified |
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6/10/2008
12:16:00 PM |
| Threat
Level |
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Critical |
| Description |
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A
Fake Anti Spyware
is software that
purports to scan
and detect malware
or other problems
on the computer,
but which attempts
to dupe or badger
users into purchasing
the program by presenting
the user with intrusive,
deceptive warnings
and/or false, misleading
scan results. They
spuriously warn
users that their
computers have been
infected with spyware,
directing them to
purchase programs
which do not actually
remove spyware or
worse, may add more
spyware of their
own It typically
uses aggressive,
deceptive advertising. |
| Summary |
|
Vista
Antivirus 2008 is
Rogue Security Program.
It is a Fake Anti
Spyware; Vista Antivirus
2008 is known to
be pushed/advertised
by various Trojan
horse programs.
It gives exaggerated
report and claims
of spyware found
or false positives
but will not remove
spyware unless the
user purchases the
program. It uses
aggressive and deceptive
techniques to frighten
the user into purchasing
the program. It
can consume processing
power and network
bandwidth, thus
slowing down user
computer and interrupting
your workflow and
degrades the performance. |
| Processes |
|
vav.exe |
| Drivers |
|
N/A |
| Folders
created |
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%PFDIR%\VAV |
| Browsed
Sites |
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N/A |
| When
the Fake Anti Spyware
is executed, it
creates the following
files: |
| Name |
Version |
Publisher |
Signature
(MD5) |
File
Size (in Bytes) |
| ..\vav\vav.cpl |
1.0.0.1 |
Vista
Antivirus
2008 |
022cae4435e7fc8dd9325e2ab0bfcd6c |
45056 |
| ..\vav\vav.exe |
1.0.0.1 |
|
029cd9336b6000cc726263d288350ced |
325632 |
| ..\vav2008setup.exe |
|
|
f523f64e37b304fa4eef6c3fc7b8eef6 |
783942 |
| ..\Desktop
\Vista Antivirus
2008.lnk |
|
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A1C45C88251BDECD37AA9278043659A8 |
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| When
the Fake Anti Spyware
is executed, it
creates the following
Registry entries: |
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Snapshot
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