Dr.Boan

Posted: December 28, 2011

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:	8/10
Infected PCs:	213

First Seen:	December 28, 2011
Last Seen:	June 17, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Dr.Boan is a fraudulent anti-malware scanner that's noteworthy solely for being from a prolific family of Korean scamware products. Dr.Boan and other scamware programs from the Onescan family are distributed by Korean websites (identifiable by their .co.kr suffix) that market Dr.Boan et al in the form of legitimate anti-malware products. In addition to creating fake alerts and scanner results, as is traditional for rogue anti-malware programs, Dr.Boan may also attempt to contact remote servers to notify criminals of the attack against your PC. This can be accompanied by negative changes to your firewall or network settings. Although Dr.Boan is difficult to miss, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you avoid underestimating Dr.Boan and delete Dr.Boan with the best anti-malware application that's at your disposal.

A Few Reasons to Avoid Dr.Boan's Quackery

Although its interface may be adjusted to make it look as though Dr.Boan was an independent product, Dr.Boan is, in reality, a copy of other Rogue:Win32/Onescan programs; this subgroup of scamware includes (amongst others) BoanKorea, SweeperLab, DoctorCom, PCVaccine, BoanCop and CleanBoan. In most cases, Onescan programs like Dr.Boan will infect your PC by exploiting vulnerabilities in your web browser (such as Flash or Java script flaws that allow sites to install Dr.Boan without your consent). Accordingly, you should avoid any website that looks as though it may have anything to do with Dr.Boan, especially if the site uses a Korean domain.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have observed that Dr.Boan displays typical behavior for fake anti-malware products, including fraudulent error messages and fake scans that make it appear as though your PC is being threatened from a wide range of PC threats – all at the same time. You should ignore this scare tactic and remove Dr.Boan with the real anti-malware software that Dr.Boan tries so desperately to imitate, since no Onescan application, including Dr.Boan, has the ability to find or remove viruses, Trojans or other PC threats.

The Communications That Dr.Boan Keeps Under the Table

Along with its proudly-advertised and fictitious security features, Dr.Boan also contains a hidden function: contacting remote criminals about your PC as soon as Dr.Boan's installation is complete. This allows Dr.Boan-affiliated criminals to take advantage of your PC and may even be used to cause further compromises of your computer's security, such as the installation of backdoor Trojans or RATs.

Although you should remove Dr.Boan as soon as possible, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts advise that you use anti-malware programs to detect and delete all components of any given Dr.Boan infection. You should also double-check your network and firewall settings to be sure that Dr.Boan hasn't created other vulnerabilities that should be undone (such as opening network ports). Laxness in doing any of the above will open up both your wallet and all information on your PC to potential riffling-through by criminals.

Dr.Boan

Threat Metric

A Few Reasons to Avoid Dr.Boan's Quackery

The Communications That Dr.Boan Keeps Under the Table

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