Malwareurl-check.com
Malwareurl-check.com is a misleading website created promote the rogue Antivirus 8 and swindle unsuspecting users. Once a Trojan has secretly installed Antivirus 8 onto a system, the rogue will modify the Hosts file which will cause frequent redirection to Malwareurl-check.com, the payment website for the rogue. Avoid visiting or clicking anything on Malwareurl-check.com. Should you find your browser being frequently redirected to this website, use a reputable anti-spyware application to remove Antivirus 8 and stop the redirections.
File System Details
Malwareurl-check.com may create the following file(s):
| # | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. | %Program Files%\AV\Av8.exe | |
| 2. | %Program Files%\AV\Antivirus8.exe | |
| 3. | %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\Antivirus8.lnk | |
| 4. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Uninstall.lnk | |
| 5. | %Program Files%\AV8 | |
| 6. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Antivirus8.lnk | |
| 7. | %Program Files%\AV |
Registry Details
Malwareurl-check.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV8"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV8"="C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Antivirus8"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinFD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe "Debugger" = "C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe -d"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A88246
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "WinNT-A8I 23.09.2010"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe
