Spy-Rid
Posted: June 18, 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: | 30 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SpyRid, or Spy-Rid, is a rogue anti-spyware application that displays false reports of spyware in order to scare you into purchasing their product. SpyRid appears on your PC when you download video codecs found on porn sites which are used to view certain video extension files. When you install these codecs, they will infect your computer with a Trojan that displays a fake error message that links to SpyRid's website.
Once you download SpyRid's trial version from their website, it scans your system to display false positives and claims that your system is infected with some type of spyware. SpyRid states these alleged threats to goad you into purchasing the full version of SpyRid.
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:SpyRidInstaller[1].exe
File name: SpyRidInstaller[1].exeSize: 3.04 MB (3042560 bytes)
MD5: 4014f6e8aee4d822209aead4bd430319
Detection count: 87
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
Spy-Rid.exe
File name: Spy-Rid.exeSize: 313.3 KB (313302 bytes)
MD5: ff369df0ca1f9ac4fb92a93ca78413aa
Detection count: 77
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
krnl.dll
File name: krnl.dllSize: 491.52 KB (491520 bytes)
MD5: f72f273d065bf39c9af3e7ed00b00661
Detection count: 67
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpyRidInstaller.exe
File name: SpyRidInstaller.exeSize: 3.77 MB (3776359 bytes)
MD5: db0216a1e25a4b5bc51cc2cb2135e382
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpyRidInstaller[1].exe
File name: SpyRidInstaller[1].exeSize: 12.74 KB (12749 bytes)
MD5: 7a2c097eccba285b0dbc6e24fa97f362
Detection count: 28
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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