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WinAntiVirus Pro is a rogue antispyware program. It can be installed by other malware, clicking on a popup advertisement, bundled with a third-party application, or from the programs host site.
Once installed, WinAntiVirus displays advertisements and infection warnings to try and get the user to purchase the rogue application.
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Malware Type: Unwanted
Discovered: 2006-08-11
Added: 2006-08-14
Threat ID: 143264 |
Risk Description:
Ease of Removing WinAntiVirus Pro
Uses running processes
Consistent file contents
Consistently named
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Damage/Intrusion/Annoyance of WinAntiVirus Pro
Creates new files
Autoruns at startup without an option to be disabled
Creates taskbar notification area icons
Creates user-visible icons
Propagation/Saturation of WinAntiVirus Pro
Bundled with third-party applications |
alias(s) of WinAntiVirus Pro
trojan.Fakealert
Download/WinFixer!00
Winfixer |
Further details about WinAntiVirus Pro may be available at our Malware Research Center
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