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TrustSoft AntiSpyware

Posted: May 6, 2007

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 6/10
Infected PCs: 194
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: January 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

ScreenshotTrustSoft AntiSpyware is a rogue anti-spyware application that is often downloaded and installed by Trojans or through browser loopholes. Once it is installed, TrustSoft AntiSpyware launches on Windows startup and will bombard you with fake alerts or pop-ups claiming that your computer is infected. TrustSoft AntiSpyware is a malicious program designed to display fake warnings in an attempt to trick you into buying TrustSoft AntiSpyware’s full commercial version. It is extremely difficult to remove TrustSoft AntiSpyware manually because this program may continue to try to recreate itself. TrustSoft was also the producer of SpyKiller 2005.

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:



C:\Joe's Stuff\Downloads\TrustSoftAntiSpywareSetup.exe File name: TrustSoftAntiSpywareSetup.exe
Size: 5.31 MB (5312760 bytes)
MD5: 2ea6d56181069ae5b6d0cbad1c327ae4
Detection count: 59
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Joe's Stuff\Downloads\TrustSoftAntiSpywareSetup.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 18, 2022
c:\program files (x86)\trustsoft antispyware\trustsoftantispyware.exe File name: trustsoftantispyware.exe
Size: 584.7 KB (584704 bytes)
MD5: 3d2cb1bc56a4ff4b01237b3f990de2f5
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: c:\program files (x86)\trustsoft antispyware\trustsoftantispyware.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 16, 2021
C:\Program Files (x86)\TrustSoft AntiSpyware\restart_as.exe File name: restart_as.exe
Size: 102.4 KB (102400 bytes)
MD5: 579ec7dd428b8416db05c54d19b636f2
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\TrustSoft AntiSpyware\restart_as.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 16, 2021

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathrestart_as.exeTrustSoft AntiSpyware.lnkTrustSoftAntiSpyware.exe

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ProgramFiles%\TrustSoft AntiSpyware
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