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Fake.Vir.A

Posted: September 2, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 68
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Fake.Vir.A is a Trojan horse that is typically installed onto a computer through security vulnerabilities and without your knowledge or approval. Once active, Fake.Vir.A may download additional malware onto your PC, as well as allow a remote hacker access to your personal and financial data, leading to identity theft.

Aliases

VirusHeat [Sophos]Fraudulent Security Program [Prevx1]Application/VirusHeat [Panda]FakeAlert-AF [McAfee]Virus.Win32.Spycrush [Ikarus]FraudTool.SpyHeal.l (Not a Virus) [CAT-QuickHeal]Adware.Spyfalcon.G [BitDefender]Potentially harmful program Fake_AntiSpyware.KC [AVG]Win32:FakeAV-L [Avast]SPR/Fake.Vir.A.1757 [AntiVir]

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:



VirusHeat 4.4.exe File name: VirusHeat 4.4.exe
Size: 1.72 MB (1724416 bytes)
MD5: 793acc0bf69e06bb92f4ed24b8ed5e90
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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