AntiSpyGolden

Posted: February 13, 2007

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	July 24, 2009
Last Seen:	January 9, 2019
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

AntiSpyGolden is a fake anti-spyware program that is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan or through browser security holes. This means that it pretends to look like a legitimate application for the removal of spyware, but it's really a malicious program that issues fake warnings in an attempt to trick you into buying AntiSpyGolden's full commercial version. AntiSpyGolden may secretly install and automatically download itself onto your computer. If you click on the fake system alert, you will have to pay for AntiSpyGolden program, which will not protect you against spyware, but might actually expose you to more security threats. AntiSpyGolden is a derivative of SpywareQuake, SpyHeal and AntivirusGolden.

Aliases

not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusGolden.c [Kaspersky]AntiVirusGold [Symantec]SpyFraud [Sophos]Spyware [Prevx1]Application/AntivirusGolden [Panda]potentially unwanted program AVGold [McAfee]not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusGolden.e [Kaspersky]Virus.Win32.Spycrush [Ikarus]Misc/AntivirusGolden [Fortinet]Not-A-Virus.PUP.AntivirusGolden.e [eWido]Adware.Fakealert-82 [ClamAV]FraudTool.AntiSpyGolden.e (Not a Virus) [CAT-QuickHeal]Application.Antivirusgold.BK [BitDefender]Potentially harmful program Fake_AntiSpyware.JT [AVG]SPR/Fake.AntiSpyGol [AntiVir]
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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

avg_setup[1].exe

File name: avg_setup[1].exe
Size: 3.59 MB (3596943 bytes)
MD5: 87109a37910520cb479bb8367f8a2f20
Detection count: 91
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

AntiSpygolden 4.9.exe

File name: AntiSpygolden 4.9.exe
Size: 1.86 MB (1867776 bytes)
MD5: 047e904b02ea5c19531b1bcbf3fd4976
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

asg_install[1].exe

File name: asg_install[1].exe
Size: 3.58 MB (3586660 bytes)
MD5: 045688285b1b730cc45939d16e74a7ed
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

AntiSpygolden 5.1.exe

File name: AntiSpygolden 5.1.exe
Size: 1.86 MB (1867776 bytes)
MD5: 90a51af7f649319da15030b51ff04eb8
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

AntiSpygolden 5.0.exe

File name: AntiSpygolden 5.0.exe
Size: 1.86 MB (1867776 bytes)
MD5: ba90151374e510a8661407b1e4f6088d
Detection count: 13
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

Antivirusgold 5.0.exe

File name: Antivirusgold 5.0.exe
Size: 1.87 MB (1871872 bytes)
MD5: c6ae11c6fb02b3cf29588f50469b4e81
Detection count: 3
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

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