Antispy Knight
Posted: October 28, 2008
Threat Metric
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 |
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Infected PCs: | 85 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Antispy Knight, or AntispyKnight, is a rogue anti-spyware program. Once you're infected with Antispy Knight, you'll receive numerous fake popups, which interfere with the correct functioning of your computer, stating that you're infected with spyware.
Moreover, Antispy Knight may run a fake system scanner and then display fake system scan results stating that your system is flooded with spyware. Antispy Knight's deceptive methods are designed to push you to Antispy Knight's website (Antispyknight.info) or other malicious websites that distribute Antispy Knight's full paid version. Antispy Knight may launch on every Windows startup.
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:antispyknight.exe
File name: antispyknight.exeSize: 2.2 MB (2207744 bytes)
MD5: a8257793c9cb945e50498c627f68685d
Detection count: 20
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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