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Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3

Posted: April 23, 2012

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 7
First Seen: April 23, 2012
Last Seen: July 23, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 is a Trojan that usually generates fake pop-up security warning. Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 is usually added into downloads folder as a setup.exe file. Then the file moves to a more stable location on the compromised PC. The system names, size, scripts and encoding techniques of the file may vary. The tricky pop-up security message displayed by Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 is usually associated with nonexistent security issues and attempts to frighten PC users into downloading malicious software programs. Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 does not necessarily display a misleading pop-up security notification. Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 may display any type of a fake pop-up message. Get rid of Trojan.fakealert.sfxgen3 immediately after detection.

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