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Gersoft.info

Posted: August 12, 2009

Gersoft.info is a rogue website sponsoring the distribution of the fake spyware remover System Security 2009. To achieve this goal, trojans infiltrate your computer by way of security vulnerabilities and alter the browser settings, causing web-surfing activities to be interrupted and diverted to the Gersoft.info web page. Once here, your PC is subject to a fake online scan that depicts fabricated infection results in order to scare you into purchasing the rogue spyware remover System Security 2009.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\00308937.exe
    2 %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\config.udb
    3 %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\pc00308937ins
    4 %UserProfile%\Desktop\System Security 2009.lnk
    5 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Security\System Security 2009 Support.lnk
    6 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Security\System Security 2009.lnk

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\00308937HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "00308937"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}SystemSecurity2009
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