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AntiVermiser

Posted: March 1, 2007

AntiVermiser, a clone of AntiVermins, is a rogue anti-spyware program that may download and install through a Trojan or browser security holes. AntiVermiser will also display notifications of imaginary security risks in an attempts to get you to purchase the full version. AntiVermiser security alert sample:

"System detected virus activities. These may impact the performance of your computer. Please, use antimalware software to clean and protect your system from parasite programs. Click this baloon to get all available software."

AntiVermiser can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try to recreate itself without your knowledge or consent. AntiVermiser is also similar to SpySheriff, PestTrap, SpywareQuake and VirusBurst.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 antivermiser.exe
    2 antivermiser.lnk

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntiVermiserHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppPaths\antivermiser.exe
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