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Trojan.Fakeavlock

Posted: June 22, 2012

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 5
First Seen: June 22, 2012
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trojan.Fakeavlock is a Trojan that purposely deteriorates the security status of a PC, locks programs making the PC unusable, and tries to persuade the computer user to buy a rogue security application. Trojan.Fakeavlock leads to system instability by performing actions that block the PC user from accessing particular software programs on the machine. Once executed, Trojan.Fakeavlock creates the certain file. Trojan.Fakeavlock occurs as a security tool and executes numerous actions. Trojan.Fakeavlock notifies about imaginary malware threats or security issues on the PC. Trojan.Fakeavlock shows annoying pop-up security alerts about imaginary malware threats or security issues on the affected PC. Trojan.Fakeavlock will urge victims to buy a full version of the fake software program to allegedly remove imaginary malware infections or security threats from the PC. Trojan.Fakeavlock blocks access to legitimate programs by preventing them from running, or shutting them down if they are already running. Trojan.Fakeavlock blocks access to websites by displaying a security message in the web browser.

Aliases

Suspicious file [Panda]Dropper.Generic7.ECT [AVG]W32/Zbot.GJJG!tr [Fortinet]Trojan-PWS.Win32.Zbot [Ikarus]Spyware/Win32.Zbot [AhnLab-V3]TR/Rogue.kdv.787022 [AntiVir]UnclassifiedMalware [Comodo]Mal/Inject-CEE [Sophos]Trojan.Win32.Genome.aiiow [Kaspersky]Win32:Zbot-PXA [Trj] [Avast]Trojan.Fakeavlock [Symantec]Riskware [K7AntiVirus]W32/Akbot!d [McAfee]Trojan.Genome.aiiow [CAT-QuickHeal]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 401.4 KB (401408 bytes)
MD5: 2884a9390d764b08871fe3a4e4c6b8e2
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2012
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 393.21 KB (393216 bytes)
MD5: 5d32acef98d2d1e39a6fef059e021b4f
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2012
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 401.4 KB (401408 bytes)
MD5: ef79c694e7aa5b1c6a66ced32dd7e28e
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2012
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 450.56 KB (450560 bytes)
MD5: 1e45789677ce889840aba64b1ea5b58b
Detection count: 32
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2012
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe File name: %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
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