MaxAntiSpy
Posted: August 19, 2008
Threat Metric
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: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 49 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | October 21, 2018 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
MaxAntiSpy, also known as Max AntiSpy, is a rogue anti-spyware program created to trick you into purchasing it's rogue licensed version. You may have downloaded MaxAntiSpy trial version from its website maxantispy.com (thinking it would remove your spyware infections) or you may have been infected by a Trojan Zlob usually found in fake video codec installers.
Once installed, MaxAntiSpy trial version is able to run a fake system scan and display fake scan results to push you to buy the MaxAntiSpy's full version of the program. In addition, Trojan Zlob may generate fake popups and system alert messages stating your computer is infected with spyware. These are all attempts used by trojan makers to push MaxAntiSpy's licensed version.
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:MaxAntiSpy.exe
File name: MaxAntiSpy.exeSize: 4.28 MB (4289024 bytes)
MD5: 92e3fce2edb518d2a01cfe11609e553d
Detection count: 31
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
MaxAntiSpyUpdate.exe
File name: MaxAntiSpyUpdate.exeSize: 2.18 MB (2186240 bytes)
MD5: fa925aace27384359b473550258a87e1
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
maxantispy[1].exe
File name: maxantispy[1].exeSize: 1.61 MB (1612848 bytes)
MD5: 6f44e4624eb744af6cfdf07624f1d035
Detection count: 17
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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