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Security-pc2012.com

Posted: January 26, 2010

Security-pc2012.com is a Browser Hijacker which promotes the rogue anti-spyware program Internet Security 2010. Security-pc2012.com imitates a system scanner which allegedly runs online and pretends to perform a spyware check for the system. When the scanner ends it will generate false results to convince the user that the system has been infected. Do not fall prey to this trickery and do not click on anything associated with Security-pc2012.com. Use an effective malware remover to detect and terminate any threats linked to Security-pc2012.com.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %Documents and Settings%\[USER]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Internet Security 2010.lnk
    2 %Documents and Settings%\[USER]\Cookies\user@buy[1].txt
    3 %Documents and Settings%\[USER]\Desktop\Internet Security 2010.lnk
    4 %Documents and Settings%\[USER]\Desktop\SetupIS2010.exe
    5 %Documents and Settings%\[USER]\Start Menu\Internet Security 2010.lnk
    6 %Program Files%\InternetSecurity2010
    7 %Program Files%\InternetSecurity2010\IS2010.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Security 2010HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "IS2010.exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Internet Security 2010
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