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Antivirus 2009 Protection

Posted: September 23, 2008

Antivirus 2009 Protection, also known as Antivirus2009 Protection or Antivirus2009Protection, is a rogue anti-spyware and is a clone of Antivirus 2009, XP Antivirus Protection, MSAntivirus 2008 and Vista Antivirus 2008. Antivirus 2009 Protection sells itself as a spyware removal tool. Antivirus 2009 Protection may install in your computer system through a Trojan found on a fake video codec download. Once infected, you'll be bombarded with fake popups stating that you're infected with spyware. In order to remove the supposed spyware infections, Antivirus 2009 Protection offers you to buy its "licensed" program.

Moreover, Antivirus 2009 Protection may use its fake system scanner and display erroneous scan results in an attempt to scare you and push you to buy the full Antivirus 2009 Protection version of the program. Antivirus 2009 Protection may redirect your web browser to malicious websites and install additional malware. Antivirus 2009 Protection may cause computer slowdowns.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 antivirus2009protection.exe

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