Malware Analysis:
Earth AV (alias EarthAV) is in no way useful or safe. This program is typical scareware, meaning it deliberately tricks people into believing their computers are in danger and then tries to get them paying some money (up to $99.99) for rescuing the situation. But before we proceed with our description, it’s worth providing some information on how Earth AV appears on one’s computer. It’s pretty characteristic for this insecure and deceitful software to install onto a PC secretly. It normally uses trojan horses to cross the conventional security barriers of your system imperceptibly. It doesn’t get intercepted by the firewall either so you shouldn’t have many illusions on preventing this intrusion. Earth AV gets more aggressive as it perseveres on your computer. First, it will trigger loads of threat detection reports. These will be popping up on you in the shape of fake alerts and phony scan results. All of this adware redirects to an interface meant for processing the payment transactions. In other words, Earth AV deceives you on purpose and then demands you pay for its activation. As Earth AV claims, once you register its licensed copy you can forget about having any problems with your computer.
Malware Analysis:
Antivirback.com can be a harmless site if you just visit having pasted its URL in your browser location bar; or it can be a real problem if it comes into your computer system as a browser hijacker. If it’s the worse case, you are by all means recommended to perform some basic computer cleaning operations or else the malware will take over your machine completely. By the way, this hijacker does not exist just to act on one’s nerves. It is a helper element with respect to AV Security Suite – a piece of dangerous software that tries to make its developers rich. As a matter of fact, AV Security Suite attempts to persuade you that you got a complicated security situation with your PC and urgently need to do something about it. For more intense persuasiveness, this rogue security product will be redirecting you once in a while to Antivirback.com or Antivirback.com/block.php domains. Both are tricky and in no way trustworthy. It’s curious though that Antivirback.com/block.php mimics a legitimate Internet Explorer warning that notifies you about unsafe web activity allegedly threatening your workstation. Naturally, some people would fall for these intricacies and eventually do what the hijacker tells them to.
Malware Analysis:
Antispywarepc.com, together with Antispywarepc.net, are replacing the Antivirmore.com browser hijacker that was actively promoting AV Security Suite rogueware. Just like its precursor, Antispywarepc.com holds a victim’s computer hostage in terms of the browsing activities. It means, if the hijacker strikes your system you will have some serious trouble using your browser. Every time you try to navigate to a random site you will keep seeing Antispywarepc.com URL in the location bar. Why does that happen, you may wonder? This is a result of AV Security Suite’s interference with the system settings that have to do with corresponding aspect of your computer usage. Therefore, with Antispywarepc.com hijacker on your machine you will appear to be cut off the Internet because the only site you will be able to visit is the one being analyzed in this entry. Antispywarepc.com may be first manifested as a counterfeit alert script that notifies you about some online hazards you have purportedly come across. This message is totally fabricated so please do not bother doing what it prompts. It’s just another method to get you to Antispywarepc.com where AV Security Suite fake anti-spyware is going to be advertised as the best antivirus software ever. Antispywarepc.com will also be sure to recommend you purchase AV Security Suite commercial version.
Malware Analysis:
Antivirglass.com can turn into your cyber nightmare if your computer happens to get exposed to its impact. The issue is – Antivirglass.com acts as a hijacker that promotes a far more dangerous entity than itself. All Antivirglass.com does is some annoy job, all for pushing a program calling itself AV Security Suite. In fact, AV Security Suite has very little to do with security because it is a nasty scareware application. This program distorts your system so that it can’t serve you well any more. With AV Security Suite on board, your PC will be acting up in several ways. One of the side effects will be browser hijack activity. You will be getting to Antivirglass.com every time you try access some website. This phenomenon is called forth by the HOSTS file changes and browser reconfiguring previously performed by the affiliated rogue anti-spyware, i.e. AV Security Suite. You will therefore find yourself in a sort of a trap being unable to surf the Internet and getting flooded with extremely annoying pop-ups and scanners that report no truthful security information. There is a way out of that jeopardy though.
Malware Analysis:
Antivirmore.com comes from the group of malicious applications known as hijackers, aka browser hijackers. The very notion denotes that Antivirmore.com is an obsessive computer parasite which, along with being a major problem itself, is only a symptom of other malware presence on your workstation. Antivirmore.com is related to AV Security Suite – a hazardous utility designed to rip off gullible PC users who fall for the scam. This rogueware does nothing good to one’s system but claims to protect it against viruses and security violations. So basically, AV Security Suite is nothing but a dummy application developed by computer criminals with one main idea in mind – to get rich by deceiving people. The deployment of these tactics involves Antivirmore.com as a support and purchase website for dirty money processing transactions. It’s more than just that though. Antivirmore.com will become a bad issue if you run into it in real life. Your browser will keep getting rerouted to Antivirmore.com which comes in two possible variations – one is a phony alert script and the other serves as the money processor proper. Neither one is trustworthy so do not bother following their recommendations. Antivirmore.com is a misinforming site that makes online fraud possible.
Malware Analysis:
Anti-Virus Elite 2010 is the type of software that must be avoided and driven away at once if spotted on one’s machine. If you are wondering why so, here is a comprehensive explanation. Anti-Virus Elite 2010 is rogue anti-spyware because it enters computer without users’ permission and then gets down to issuing admittedly falsified alerts. Since this program features absolutely no ability to find and delete viruses, it must not be believed no matter how persuasive its positives may look. Any infection Anti-Virus Elite 2010 ‘detects’ is in fact somewhere else but definitely not on your PC. The scareware program deliberately frames up the interception of something malignant in order to perplex you and make you buy their product eventually. By claiming it can remove the purported threats that had been allegedly found, Anti-Virus Elite 2010 attempts to get you wasting some dough. So you’d better think twice before doing anything related to purchasing the software we are describing. Anti-Virus Elite 2010 malware is in fact quite dangerous too. Not only can it annoy you, its impact can reach as far as damaging your Operating System. Considering the fact that Anti-Virus Elite 2010 modifies Windows Registry, it can cause some problems with the further functioning of your machine.
Malware Analysis:
Antivirus GT (aka AntivirusGT) is a malignant program that aims to swindle you out of your money. According to its activity patterns, this application fits in the ‘rogue anti-spyware’ category. Consequently, Antivirus GT pretends to be a security solution whereas it is in fact just another malware. Antivirus GT usually penetrates into one’s computer owing to trojans whose job is to sneak inside without being intercepted. As soon as the malcode lands onto your system, the rogue will begin acting on your nerves. It will be actively triggering fabricated system tray notifications and fake security alerts in order to convince you that there is something seriously wrong with your machine. Also, Antivirus GT will be running pseudo security scanners each time you start your computer. This happens because Antivirus GT had previously created a key in your System Registry which is meant for compelling your system to run AntivirusGT.exe process after the user logs into Windows. These scanners will always end with reports that tell you about the purported detection of many viruses, adware, trojan horses etc. on your computer. Of course those detection instances are nothing but pathetic attempts of Antivirus GT to scare you. The creators of this disgusting software are hoping that you will fall for the bogus malware interception reports and end up registering the commercial version of Antivirus GT. Please be very sober when treating this dangerous application.
Malware Analysis:
Extreme Security 2010 software has been recently mentioned on some online forums and discussion boards in a somewhat doubtful context, to put it mildly. Even though this application tries to trade off the reputable name of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010, it is a framed-up program that has nothing to do with the above-mentioned legit one, other than the name similarity it has. Extreme Security 2010 usually infiltrates one’s system so that the user is hardly capable to spot this. This is because it uses trojans when intruding on a random PC. This type of penetration enables the rogue anti-spyware to bypass the authentication and get inside without the user’s awareness and certainly through no consent of his/hers. Once inside, Extreme Security 2010 will be confidently deploying its plan by generating tons of misleading popup warnings and running scanners that report anything but real infections. Having reported dozens of non-existent parasites on the targeted computer system, Extreme Security 2010 will not fail to recommend the user to purchase its full version which is stated to be going to help tackle the variety of threats that had been alleged found on the machine. Please do not fall for the ads from Extreme Security 2010 program as they are all exaggerated.
Threat Analysis:
Looks like we got a new computer threat to write a few lines about. It’s called Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.apiz. This infection can propagate through bad scripts on compromised domains a user may visit while surfing the web. Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.apiz will not give you a change to spot its onset as it uses backdoor techniques to get promoted onto new hosts systems. It means the trojan tends to find and take advantage of vulnerabilities and security leaks in your OS. After Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.apiz successfully gets inside, it creates a few files and a new Registry entry which makes your PC run the executables associated with this malware’s malignant activity. When acting on your computer, Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.apiz will attempt to gather personally identifiable information including passwords and confidential financial details. Additionally, it may establish a secret connection with a remote host so that hackers can get hold of the contents of your hard drive. In other words, every files stored on your machine will be exposed to unimpeded viewing and theft by third parties. Unless privacy violation sounds comforting to you, it’s recommended to get rid of Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.apiz within the shortest time possible.
Malware Analysis:
Being a seemingly normal website on the outside, Av-look.net is quite a fraud inside. It has a direct relation to the program known as AV Security Suite which is malicious software designed by the bad computer geeks who crave for some extra money during the world financial crisis. FYI: AV Security Suite has been quickly spreading through the cyber space infesting more and more computers daily. It attempts to scare its victims with the help of some deceitful popup alerts, fake scanners and browser hijacking. In terms of the latter aspect of AV Security Suite’s activity, Av-look.net is the instrument of its realization. If the rogue anti-spyware program manages to inject your computer, it will take control of your web browser by modifying its settings. This will enable the malware to determine the specificity of your Internet sessions further on. It means you will be suffering from browser diverts to Av-look.net now and again. So you will be visiting the corrupt site under consideration whether you want to or not. When on Av-look.net, you receive some instructions as to what you should do to have your PC properly protected against viruses and potential privacy issues that AV Security Suite had previously ‘found’ on your system. As you must have guessed, you will have to pay some money first. That’s precisely what Av-look.net is meant for.