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Advanced Virus Protection

Posted: June 3, 2010

Advanced Virus Protection (aka AdvancedVirusProtection) is a rogue security application. Advanced Virus Protection produces fake system scans which report bogus parasites to scare computer users into thinking the system is infected. Advanced Virus Protection will misguide users to purchase the rogue program by claiming it will remove the alleged threats. AdvancedVirusProtection will also slow the computer down and block certain antivirus programs. It will also hijack Internet Explorer and Firefox. Remove Advanced Virus Protection immediately once it has been detected.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 Advanced Virus Protection.exe Uninstall.exe
    2 sdra64.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Advanced Virus ProtectionHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Advanced Virus Protection

Additional Information on Advanced Virus Protection

  • The following messages's were detected:
    # Message
    1 "Your computer has been shut down to prevent damage"

    "System has been stopped due to a serious malfunction"

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