Trojan.FakeAV!gen104


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Discovered:
May 17, 2013
Updated:
May 17, 2013 9:19:45 AM
Type:
Trojan
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Trojan.FakeAV!gen104 is a heuristic detection for files that may be members of the Trojan.FakeAV family of Trojans.


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Trojan.FakeAV

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version May 17, 2013 revision 001
  • Latest Rapid Release version May 17, 2013 revision 001
  • Initial Daily Certified version May 17, 2013 revision 002
  • Latest Daily Certified version May 17, 2013 revision 002
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date May 22, 2013
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Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Medium
  • Number of Infections: 50 – 999
  • Number of Sites: 10+
  • Geographical Distribution: Medium
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Medium
  • Payload: Lowers security settings on the compromised computer.
  • Causes System Instability: May perform actions that prevents the user from accessing certain programs on the computer.
Summary| Technical Details| Removal