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Antivired.com

Posted: March 10, 2011

The website Antivired.com is known for promoting rogue anti-virus software like Antivirus Monitor and is also associated with browser hijackers. Browser hijacker infections can alter your search results, block security websites and force you to visit hostile sites like Antivired.com. If you experience a browser hijacking incident, you should assume you have an Antivired.com-related infection and scan your computer. Don't give money or other personal information to Antivired.com; the criminals in charge of this website will abuse your trust for fraud and will never offer you a legitimate product in return.

Antivired.com Has Friends You Don't Want to Meet

Antivired.com is strongly linked to not only web browser hijackers, but also to rogue anti-virus applications and Trojans. Since the standard infection method for Antivirus Monitor and related rogue security products is to use a Trojan, any contact with one Antivired.com-related infection is likely to bring friends with Antivired.com.

Related browser hijackers may redirect you towards websites like Antivired.com that attempt drive-by downloads. These types of downloads exploit vulnerabilities in your browser to push themselves onto your system without your say so or even your awareness that anything's been downloaded. In many cases, having strict settings on your browser that allow Javascript and plugins can help, but this isn't foolproof protection. Problems like drive-by downloads are why it's not safe to visit Antivired.com, even if you don't interact with Antivired.com significantly.

Side Effects of Antivired.com's Fraudulent Rogue Security Product

Antivired.com's own Antivirus Monitor product purports to be a convenient anti-virus application, but actually has no serious anti-virus functions. Antivired.com rogue security products and similar infections will usually infiltrate your computer by being dropped by Trojans that utilize imitation Windows error messages. After that, they'll scan your computer and come up with countless infections as well as sending you alert after alert about various severe system problems.

It isn't wise to buy rogue security products from Antivired.com to make the supposed infections leave your computer, since Antivired.com's crooks will use your credit card number and identity information for illegal purposes. Instead, you should look to a real anti-malware program from a well-known brand to remove Antivired.com-related infections completely.

If you find your access to security and maintenance programs blocked by Antivirus Monitor or another Antivired.com infection, you may be able to regain access in Safe Mode. This mode stops unnecessary processes from running and will prevent less sophisticated malware from interfering with your removal attempts. As a last cautionary note, try to acquire all updates for your anti-malware programs before you scan. Antivired.com's threat is a new spin-off of an older one and may not be recognizable to anti-virus scanners with less up to date databases.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\
    2 %Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter Enabled = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ProxyEnable = 1HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ProxyOverride =HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:18810HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [RADNOM CHARACTERS].exeHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
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