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Antispywarebox.com Browser hijacker |
malware Type: Browser Hijacker
Discovered: 2006-08-14
Added: 2006-08-15
Threat ID: 144622 |
AntiSpywareBox.com Browser Hijacker will hijack a users browser to AntiSpywareBox.com and install a rogue antispyware application. It will display popups for the rogue application as well as false system error messages to make it appear that the user is infected. |
Risk Description:
Ease of Removing Antispywarebox.com
Uses running processes
Consistently named
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Privacy Risks/Security Changes of Antispywarebox.com
Downloads other threats
Damage/Intrusion/Annoyance of Antispywarebox.com
Creates taskbar notification area icons
Creates other user visible icons
Displays targeted popup advertisements
Changes browser home page
Autoruns at startup without an option to be disabled
Propagation/Saturation of Antispywarebox.com
Creates new files |
alias(s) of Antispywarebox.com
Win32:TrojFact-B
adware.Trojfact.A
TFactory
Win32/Cadux.AW!trojan
Win32/Cadux.AW
W32/FakeAlert.D!tr
Adware/SpySheriff
Troj/Tfactory-A
Downloader
Trojan.DL.Agent.DTE |
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