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Securedvirusscanner.com

Posted: April 15, 2009

Securedvirusscanner.com is an aggressive browser hijacker that promotes the hazardous rogue anti-spyware program Personal Antivirus. Securedvirusscanner.com is capable of redirecting your web-surfing habits and directing you to the Securedvirusscanner.com web page, where you are subject to a free, albeit completely fake, online scan.

This fraudulent scan reports numerous parasites and infections on your computer system, however, these, too, are false notifications. These scare tactics are in place to attempt to trick you into purchasing Personal Antivirus, which would result in nothing more than wasted money and a compromised machine. Do not hesitate to remove Securedvirusscanner.com as soon as you detect it.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Personal Antivirus.lnk
    2 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus
    3 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus Home Page.lnk
    4 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus.lnk
    5 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
    6 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus
    7 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\activate.ico
    8 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db
    9 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\DBInfo.ver
    10 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080614.db
    11 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\db\ia080618x.db
    12 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Explorer.ico
    13 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages
    14 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAEs.lng
    15 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAFr.lng
    16 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAGer.lng
    17 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\Languages\IAIt.lng
    18 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\PerAvir.exe
    19 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\unins000.dat
    20 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\uninstall.ico
    21 %Program Files%\Personal Antivirus\working.log
    22 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Personal Antivirus.lnk
    23 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\winlogon.exe
    24 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus
    25 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db
    26 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\config.cfg
    27 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Timeout.inf
    28 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Urls.inf
    29 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\settings.ini
    30 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\uill.ini
    31 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\unins000.exe
    32 %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\Uninstall Personal Antivirus.lnk
    33 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
    34 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
    35 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
    36 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe
    37 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
    38 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
    39 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
    40 %WINDOWS%\system32\log.txt

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PrS"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Personal Antivirus"HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINEHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngineHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Personal Antivirus_is1
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