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Trojan-psw.win32launch

Posted: May 23, 2012

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 83
First Seen: May 23, 2012
Last Seen: February 18, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trojan-psw.win32launch is a 32-bit systems oriented Trojan; however, it can run, but less effectively, in other operating system environments, as well. The name of Trojan-psw.win32launch is often included into security alerts of rogue anti-spyware applications. For instance, Windows Pro Web Helper adware has been spotted at showing the warning message claiming the computer is about to shutdown because a password stealing malware threat has been detected. The alert message on password retrieving virus is often displayed on the fake pop-up alerts of fraudulent security application named Windows Advanced Security Center, bogus scan windows of Pro Web Helper rogueware, security alerts informing about browser failure because of the malware infection allegedly detected in its main exactable file.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%AllUsersProfile%\Win32/RANDOM CHARACTERS.exe File name: %AllUsersProfile%\Win32/RANDOM CHARACTERS.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RANDOM CHARACTERS.exe
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