Advanced Antivirus
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 114 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | April 6, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
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Advanced Antivirus, AdvancedAntivirus, Advanced Antivirus 2008, AdvancedAntivirus 2008 or AdvancedAntivirus2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program known by the experts as "the worst threat of this year", family of infamous Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008 and Ultimate Antivirus 2008.
Advanced Antivirus may have leaped into the user's computer system through a Trojan, such as Zlob, or by using drive-by download methods without the user's knowledge. Once Advanced Antivirus is installed, it will emulate a fake system scan and generate false threat reports in an attempt to trick the user into purchasing the full Advanced Antivirus commercial version. Advanced Antivirus has the ability to display fake warning notifications and a fake icon on the user's system tray stating that the computer's system is infected with spyware. Advanced Antivirus's rogue messages may read: "Critical System Error", "Your computer is infected", "Trojan-Spy.win32@mx", "Virus Alert", and "Security Alert". If the user is deceived and clicks on one of these messages, the user will be redirected to Advanced Antivirus's website (www.aav2008.com), where Advanced Antivirus is advertised as a legit software. Advanced Antivirus promises to deliver a solution to your supposed threats, when in reality, Advanced Antivirus is just another scam created to steal money from credulous users. In addition, Advanced Antivirus may hijack user's homepage, redirecting them to malicious websites.
Advanced Antivirus launches on every Windows start up and has the ability to recreate itself. Advanced Antivirus may be difficult to manually remove and it's considered a threat to user's personal and financial information.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Prevx1 | Cloaked Malware |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AdvancedAntivirus.i |
| AVG | SHeur.CRIL |
| AntiVir | TR/FakeAV.BU.9 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_FAKEAV.BMN |
| Symantec | Trojan Horse |
| Sunbelt | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Panda | Adware/UltimateDefender |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Packed.B |
| McAfee | FakeAlert-CK.dll |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AdvancedAntivirus.ic |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.Fakeinit |
| Fortinet | W32/FakeAlert.CK!tr |
| F-Secure | FraudTool.Win32.AdvancedAntivirus.ic |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Fakealert.4524 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Advanced Antivirus
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File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AdvancedAntivirus.exe | 01adc5d8a302c28bee6420c1dc3f65ff | 13 |
| 2. | AAVSetup.exe | 2246bc5ab4e8a7f773438d56800549bf | 1 |
| 3. | aav.exe | 626600d414841fa379b3c3ccef5d9a11 | 1 |
| 4. | winhelper.dll | d700d7e062e28230cbe282aad5be7d0c | 1 |
| 5. | winhelper.dll | 71315d12f866d7703c89026cf1a0d4ef | 0 |
| 6. | aav.exe | c11310aadabc658e52db2f9dece55ee0 | 0 |
| 7. | AAV.ExE | 81871b05df637a840fb67d481f95dd1a | 0 |
| 8. | aav.exe | 54224dccd3c217d5e5b9619bfdc5d8ca | 0 |
| 9. | aav.exe | 815c318d73fe0feda6cc5dfd0031aa4e | 0 |
| 10. | aav.exe | 2660b7844bbdfe0fa51b31ed86bb0d86 | 0 |
| 11. | aav.exe | 40ef838a59cff4b36193853a31bf3290 | 0 |
| 12. | aav.exe | 6926bd8a5134262b308d7470bc5f5667 | 0 |
| 13. | aav.exe | d0dd6935d04572ee74164ac7c2fd2589 | 0 |
| 14. | aav.exe | 00cbcdff13e5c710341393a19d260da6 | 0 |
| 15. | aav.exe | de26022f77cd4b90452097e8727d3cf1 | 0 |
| 16. | aav.exe | d3e98a9db44e599ab3a7674aaeffd7f1 | 0 |
| 17. | AAVSetup[1].exe | ee217ba37015111b3cfc64c3c35de87f | 0 |
| 18. | aav.exe | ba7ff7ab4720cebc176b9666b52a6fee | 0 |
| 19. | winhelper.dll | 13a14a0e6f7d3e4c7d643024374435a9 | 0 |
