Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri

Posted: March 22, 2012

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	38

First Seen:	March 22, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri is a rogue anti-virus product that's distributed via fake Google Antivirus alert pop-ups and displays counterfeit security messages. These pop-ups are, themselves, the result of browser hijacks that cause your browser to display a malicious website instead of Google, and can block your access to Google until you install Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri. However, since Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri is confirmed as malicious scamware that serves no point save to steal your money and financial information, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you avoid installing Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri at all costs and regain your ability to use Google by deleting the relevant browser hijacker. High-quality anti-malware products are perfectly capable of removing Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri's redirect-causing fellow PC threats when necessary, as well as Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri, if you've installed Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri against your will or through misjudgment.

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri: a Partner with Google's Evil Twin

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri, as fraudulent software, may lack all of the marketing ploys that a conventional software product would have at its behest, but Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri makes up for this by using a combination of browser-redirecting PC threats and fake Google sites. Most Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri installations are acquired after the victim's browser has been redirected to one of these fake Google websites, which display the Google Antivirus alert. Since you may be blocked from using Google until you download Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri, you may be tempted to download and install Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri just to be able to search the web again, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn that this is an extremely dangerous way to solve a Google Antivirus alert problem.

The simplest way to resolve Google Antivirus alert redirects without harming your PC is to utilize an anti-malware application. Typically, this can be achieved by switching to Safe Mode (in Windows computers) and scanning your PC, although, in some cases, additional steps may be required to insure that all components of the PC threat are identified and deleted. SpywareRemove.com malware research team also notes that the same procedure can be utilized to delete Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri if you've installed Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri by trusting the Google brand name a little too much.

What You'll Have to Live with if You Fell for Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri's Faux Google Scam

Like almost all other types of fake anti-malware software, Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri is designed to frighten you with bad system information until you spend money on a purchasable version of its product. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have placed light on Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri's total lack of real security features, including any kind of functional system scanner or live threat detection. You should ignore any information that proceeds from Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri, particularly warnings about infections, since Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri doesn't try to detect PC threats and is only programmed to display preset lists of fake infections.

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri or related PC threats (such as its browser hijackers that promote Google Antivirus alerts) may also be complicit in attacks that block your real anti-malware applications. These attacks can be evaded by disabling all PC threats, including Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri, which is usually accomplished via Safe Mode or, in urgent cases, by booting Windows from a removable drive.

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri

Threat Metric

Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri: a Partner with Google's Evil Twin

What You'll Have to Live with if You Fell for Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.tri's Faux Google Scam

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