Galileo System Cleaner

Posted: September 6, 2012

Threat Metric

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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:	2/10
Infected PCs:	30

First Seen:	September 6, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Galileo System Cleaner is a close relative of Great Antispy 2012, a previously-confirmed example of rogue anti-spyware software. Like Great Antispy 2012, Galileo System Cleaner displays pop-up alerts that use real threat names but fail to detect the presence or lack of such threats accurately, along with equally-worthless system scans that are preconfigured to return poor results every time. Even though Galileo System Cleaner would like these excuses to be an acceptable motive to purchase Galileo System Cleaner, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts advise differently – and recommend that you remove Galileo System Cleaner with a legitimate anti-malware program, since Galileo System Cleaner is, itself, a minor danger to your computer's security.

Galileo System Cleaner: a Historically Bad Idea for PC Safety

While SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have verified that Galileo System Cleaner has no meaningful ability to find or delete any type of malware or other PC threat, Galileo System Cleaner's deficiency is covered up by its ability to display fake security information. Galileo System Cleaner's scans always will display a range of different spyware-related PC threats (similar to Great Antispy 2012's scan results) and will indicate uninfected files as being compromised. Equally-fraudulent pop-up warnings supplement Galileo System Cleaner's scans, which take place automatically, since Galileo System Cleaner launches itself without your permission via a Windows auto-startup exploit.

Since Galileo System Cleaner actually doesn't do anything to clean your PC, there's, obviously, no need to spend money on its serial key, which Galileo System Cleaner promotes as the most convenient solution to all of these fictitious infections. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers do recommend getting rid of Galileo System Cleaner, itself, with an anti-malware program ASAP, since Galileo System Cleaner's presence can constitute a security hazard.

Traveling the World Wide Web without a Single Attack from Galileo System Cleaner

Rogue anti-spyware programs like Galileo System Cleaner usually are installed by one of the following attacks. Avoiding websites, file attachments and other probable sources of such attacks can prevent Galileo System Cleaner from ever compromising your PC in the first place.

Fake security alerts from malicious websites and advertisements. These alerts claim that your PC is infected and request that you install Galileo System Cleaner, Great Antispy 2012 or a similar type of scamware to fix your computer. Galileo System Cleaner may be installed regardless of what you select.
Rootkits and related PC threats often are installed through drive-by-download exploits or Trojan droppers disguised as e-mail-distributed file attachments. One common payload for a rootkit is the humble fake security program like Galileo System Cleaner.

Disabling Java and JavaScript can also help prevent these attacks, which often use Java-related exploits to attack through your browser. For safety's sake, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you scan your PC after any contact with a site that's suspected of being scamware-based PC threats like Galileo System Cleaner.

Galileo System Cleaner belongs to the FakeRean family. Galileo System Cleaner has many clones that include Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, PC Clean Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Rogue.Vista Antivirus 2008, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, XP Security 2012, XP Home Security 2012 and AntiVirus PRO 2015.

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:

%LocalAppData%\.exe

File name: %LocalAppData%\.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%System%\drivers\.sys

File name: %System%\drivers\.sys
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Group: Malware file

%StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\

File name: %StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\
Group: Malware file

%StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\Buy Galileo System Cleaner.lnk

File name: %StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\Buy Galileo System Cleaner.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\Launch Galileo System Cleaner.lnk

File name: %StartMenu%\Programs\Galileo System Cleaner\Launch Galileo System Cleaner.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Desktop\Buy Galileo System Cleaner.lnk

File name: %UserProfile%\Desktop\Buy Galileo System Cleaner.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges\Range1 "*" = 1HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges\Range1 ":Range” = “127.0.0.1"HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "(RANDOM NUMBERS AND CHARACTERS).exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\(random numbers and characters)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_(random numbers and characters)