IE-Security

Posted: January 27, 2009

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.

Ranking:	16,646
Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	91

First Seen:	July 24, 2009
Last Seen:	October 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

IE-Security, also known as IESecurity Rogue, is a rogue anti-spyware program and is a clone of WinDefender 2009. IE-Security may be usually installed by Trojans such as Zlob, Trojan.Generic, Vundo. Once infected with Zlob, Trojan.Generic, or Vundo, you'll receive numerous fake security alerts and system scan results stating that your computer is infected with spyware. To remove the supposed spyware infections, IE-Security will then urge you to purchase IE-Security's full program from its website (ie-security.com) for $79.95 or $49.95.

Moreover, it seems that the makers of IE-Security were in such a hurry to release the program that they even forgot to change the DisplayName on one of its registry keys. If you're infected with IE-Security, you'll find the following registry key listing WinDefender 2009 as the DisplayName:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\IE-Security "DisplayName"
Type: REG_SZ
Data: WinDefender 2009

The registry key mentioned above makes an entry on your Add/Remove Programs tool which lists WinDefender 2009 instead of IE-Security. IE-Security may have the ability to recreate itself after reboot. It is strongly recommended to remove IE-Security and WinDefender 2009 from your system upon detection.

Aliases

TROJ_FAKEAV.AIX [TrendMicro]IE-Security [Sunbelt]IE Defender [Sophos]Medium Risk Malware [Prevx1]Adware/IE-Security [Panda]Win32/Adware.IeDefender.NID [NOD32]Trojan:Win32/Delflob.I [Microsoft]potentially unwanted program Generic PUP [McAfee]not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.Agent.hn [Kaspersky]Non-Virus: [K7AntiVirus]Trojan.Win32.Delflob [Ikarus]PossibleThreat [Fortinet]Rogue:W32/IeDefender.CX [F-Secure]Win32/Burgspill!generic [eTrust-Vet]Win32.IEDefender [eSafe]
More aliases (26)

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:

ie[1].exe

File name: ie[1].exe
Size: 2.66 MB (2664649 bytes)
MD5: e0dc8a0023ec9b5daf0925441f61cc8f
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

ie[1].exe

File name: ie[1].exe
Size: 2.11 MB (2117304 bytes)
MD5: ab5fa2e6cbfecc197778803b0909b3de
Detection count: 55
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

C:\WINDOWS\system32\fejokt.dll

File name: fejokt.dll
Size: 106.49 KB (106496 bytes)
MD5: 1a45439550017fd46fcebbe37ab9b8e0
Detection count: 25
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\fejokt.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 10, 2022

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb3700.41635\ie.security_installer.exe

File name: ie.security_installer.exe
Size: 2.3 MB (2308165 bytes)
MD5: c2c79c4dbcda629f6422623a4e334840
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb3700.41635\ie.security_installer.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 4, 2023

iescan.exe

File name: iescan.exe
Size: 2.33 MB (2331648 bytes)
MD5: 481d71e4ee76cbc47c49f3d49a4c6c8a
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

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