SpyCrush
Posted: February 14, 2007
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: | 73 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | December 18, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SpyCrush, a variant of VirusBurst, is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses deceptive tactics to trick you into purchasing their software. Once you're infected with SpyCrush, a security message similar to a Windows notification pops up saying your PC is infected with malware. This fake message is used to lure you into purchasing, downloading and installing their program to remove the imaginary spyware. SpyCrush program can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try to recreate itself. SpyCrush may also download and install other software without your permission.
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:SpyCrush 3.2.exe
File name: SpyCrush 3.2.exeSize: 1.75 MB (1757184 bytes)
MD5: 89189b9f812337844ea463909f32489a
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
sc_setup[1].exe
File name: sc_setup[1].exeSize: 3.2 MB (3204190 bytes)
MD5: eb7285a569ad98a3283b39ceb49e0148
Detection count: 39
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpyCrush 3.3.exe
File name: SpyCrush 3.3.exeSize: 1.66 MB (1662976 bytes)
MD5: bee0eee57767d87c11ee9548fd7f255a
Detection count: 18
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpyCrush 3.2.exe
File name: SpyCrush 3.2.exeSize: 1.78 MB (1785856 bytes)
MD5: 5afc494c788dae9fb1f852da8b4c0a0b
Detection count: 6
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
I've deleted the program but the pop up warning continues in the lower right hand corner task bar.. How do I stop that? Thanks