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FakeAlert-GA.gen

Posted: February 18, 2010

FakeAlert-GA.gen is a malicious Trojan that operates in the background and shows fake warning messages about virus infections. FakeAlert-GA.gen misleads computer users and then tries to convince them to buy the registered version of a fake program. Do not fall for this scam and have FakeAlert-GA.gen removed as soon as it has been detected.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %ProgramFiles% \Your PC Protector\Your PC Protector.exe
    2 %ProgramFiles%\adc32.dll
    3 %ProgramFiles%\alggui.exe
    4 %ProgramFiles%\svchost.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}"DisplayName"="Adobe Update Service"ImagePath"= "%ProgramFiles%\svchost.exe"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AdbUpd\][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AdbUpd\
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