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SpywareDestructor

Posted: April 30, 2008

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 27
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SpywareDestructor is a rogue antispyware application. SpywareDestructor is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan, through browser security holes, or via other unconventional and unethical mechanisms. Once installed, SpywareDestructor will display notifications of imaginary security and privacy risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version and may generate system slowdown and instability. This program can be extremely difficult to manually remove. SpywareDestructor is a clone of the infamous AntiSpywareExpert, a fraudulent anti-spyware program.

Aliases

SpywareDestructor [Sunbelt]Suspicious file [Panda]Win32/Adware.SpywareDestructor [NOD32]Ad-Spyware.Agent.825344 [McAfee-GW-Edition]potentially unwanted program Generic PUP [McAfee]Trojan.Win32.Malware.1 [K7AntiVirus]Win32.AdWare.SpywareDestructor [Ikarus]Misc/PUP [Fortinet]Application.Win32.Adware.SpywareDestructor [Comodo]Adware.Generic.49152 [BitDefender]Generic3.HKB [AVG]ADSPY/Agent.825344 [AntiVir]

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:



ASDd.exe File name: ASDd.exe
Size: 825.34 KB (825344 bytes)
MD5: e380776f32ab2607523ecb0df5f967c4
Detection count: 72
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpywareDestructorSetup[1].exe File name: SpywareDestructorSetup[1].exe
Size: 1.54 MB (1547904 bytes)
MD5: 03a9cad24bf067e2d73ebd989bab9da4
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
SpywareDestructor.exe File name: SpywareDestructor.exe
Size: 4.15 MB (4155904 bytes)
MD5: 4b011ff7c321b86d6158f1ea9fc2f381
Detection count: 62
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

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