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Secure Antivirus Pro

Posted: May 16, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 33
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

ScreenshotSecure Antivirus Pro, also known as Secure Antivirus Pro, is a rogue anti-spyware program similar to Antivirus 2009. Once Secure Antivirus Pro is installed, you'll receive a large amount of fake system notification messages stating that it has detected a virus called Virut on your computer or it has detected identity theft. In order to remove the Virut infection, you'll be redirected to Secure Antivirus Pro's website where Secure Antivirus Pro is sold as a legitimate spyware remover. Secure Antivirus Pro's fake message alert reads:

"It seems that your computer is infected with W32:Virut virus. This threat has been designed to steal money, Internet accounts, send massive amounts of spam, and commit various kinds of fraud.
It is recommended that you remove this threat immediately to avoid participating in criminal activity.
Do you want to remove Virut now?"

In addition, Secure Antivirus Pro is able to run a fake computer system scan and generate a list of imaginary infections as a result. These scare tactics are only meant to scare you and lure you into purchasing the full Secure Antivirus Pro program. Secure Antivirus Pro is may also hijack your browser. Secure Antivirus Pro may come from the same creators of Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 360, and XP Antivirus.

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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:



av.exe File name: av.exe
Size: 270.84 KB (270848 bytes)
MD5: e206d1970e55ac33fd50acf8c724e57f
Detection count: 78
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

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