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Fast Antivirus 2011

Posted: August 25, 2011

Fast Antivirus 2011 is a rogue anti-virus program that uses fake infection alerts to make you purchase the full version of Fast Antivirus 2011, which has no legitimate threat detection or removal functions. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that Fast Antivirus 2011 is a particularly aggressive self-advertiser and can even create pop-ups by exploiting vulnerabilities in popular search engine result lists. You should be careful to avoid putting any credence into unusual pop-ups that warn you about infections that are supposedly on your computer and be prepared to delete Fast Antivirus 2011 as the threat it is if Fast Antivirus 2011 manages to infect your system.

How Fast Antivirus 2011 and Its Fake Alarms Get to You

Fast Antivirus 2011 uses two means of distribution, both of which involve fake-outs and false positives with infection alerts. The first is a pop-up warning that Fast Antivirus 2011 distributes via Google Images; although SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted that this method doesn't let Fast Antivirus 2011 install itself without your assistance, you may be tricked into installing Fast Antivirus 2011 due to the fake infection threat that Fast Antivirus 2011's pop-up creates.

Fast Antivirus 2011's second method is another fake infection alert, but this time it's embedded in Fast Antivirus 2011's own website, fast-antivirus-2011.co.cc. Visiting this website may be all that's needed to infect you with Fast Antivirus 2011, since drive-by-download scripts can install Fast Antivirus 2011 regardless of whether you trust its fake warnings or not.

Since both of these Fast Antivirus 2011 attacks will try to persuade you that your PC is infected, regardless of whether it is or not, you shouldn't panic and download Fast Antivirus 2011 under the assumption that you need its nonexistent security features. However, because these pop-ups are also a typical symptom of dropper Trojan infections that can install Fast Antivirus 2011 or other rogue security program, you may want to scan your PC just to be on the safe side.

Removing Fast Antivirus 2011 Before It Removes Control of Your Computer

Once Fast Antivirus 2011 is installed, Fast Antivirus 2011 may look like a normal anti-virus product, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have picked Fast Antivirus 2011 clean and found Fast Antivirus 2011 to be lacking in all security-related respects. The presence of Fast Antivirus 2011 on your PC can devolve your computer-using experience into an unpleasant scenario of trying to avoid the following attacks:

  • Browser hijackers that redirect you to Fast Antivirus 2011's website or block you from visiting security websites that could aid you with deleting Fast Antivirus 2011.
  • Blocked usage of security programs, including Windows tools like Task Manager and MSConfig, anti-virus software or even your firewall.
  • Fake infection warnings that appear far too quickly to be realistic or genuine detections of PC threats.
  • An overall loss of system stability and resources due to Fast Antivirus 2011's ability to launch itself automatically and remain active even if you try to close Fast Antivirus 2011.

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:



%CommonUsersProfile%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe File name: %CommonUsersProfile%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
%Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011 File name: %Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011
%Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk File name: %Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
%Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011\Uninstall Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk File name: %Programs%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011\Uninstall Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
%Desktop%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk File name: %Desktop%\Fast Windows Antivirus 2011.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun "[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe"
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