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Homecomputertools.net

Posted: November 18, 2010

Homecomputertools.net is a criminal website responsible for the promotion and distribution of rogueware such as Antivirus Action. With the assistance of fake security alerts and scan reports, Homecomputertools.net will convince a victim to purchase the "licensed version" of Antivirus Action. Homecomputertools.net or the rogueware it promotes should not be trusted. Use a legitimate anti-spyware to remove Homecomputertools.net from your browser.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %TempDir%\[random]
    2 %TempDir%\[random]\[random]agnz.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter "Enabled" = "0"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyEnable" = "1"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:33921"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]agnz.exe"HKCU\Software\[random]HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]agnz.exe"
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