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Internet-antivirus-scanner.com

Posted: September 28, 2009

Internet-antivirus-scanner.com is a rogue website designed to promote and sell the rogue anti-spyware program Alpha Antivirus. Internet-antivirus-scanner.com uses misleading warning messages and exaggerated descriptions to make computer users believe that they need to purchase the Alpha Antivirus program to detect and remove computer parasites. Internet-antivirus-scanner.com cannot be trusted as it was designed by the same group of hackers who set out to extort money from gullible computer users.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Alpha Antivirus
    2 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Alpha Antivirus
    3 %Program Files%\Alpha Antivirus
    4 Alpha Antivirus.lnk
    5 AlphaAntivirus.exe
    6 Uninstall Alpha Antivirus.lnk

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Alpha AntivirusHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Alpha Antivirus"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Alpha AntivirusHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Alpha Antivirus
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