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Antispyprogtool.net

Posted: June 10, 2010

Antispyprogtool.net (or Antispyprogtool.com) is a browser hijacker related to the rogue anti-spyware program AV Security Suite. Do not trust anything AV Security Suite or antispyprogtool.com produces as it may cause damage to your system. Antispyprogtool.net will redirect you rbrowser to a fake scan page and try to convince that your PC is infected with malware and that AV Security Suite is the tool to remove these so-called threats. Do not fall for this blatant scam and have AV Security Suite and antispyprogtool.com terminated immediately.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string].exe
    2 %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]tssd.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvSuiteHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" ="1"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AvSuiteHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"
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