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FakeAlert-O

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware FakeAlert-O

Threat Detail

Malware Type: Trojan

Malware Sub-type:

Discovery Date: 2007-08-28

Next Steps:

Overview


Minimum DAT

5107 (2007-08-28)

Updated DAT

5151 (2007-10-29)

 Minimum Engine

5.1.00

File Length

N/A

 Description Added

2007-08-28

Description Modified

2007-08-28

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

Symptoms

Method of Infection

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Variants

United States - English