PC Protection Center 2008
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 39 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | April 30, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PC Protection Center 2008 Image
PC Protection Center 2008 or PCProtectionCenter 2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program and family of Power Antivirus 2009, XP Antivirus and Antivirus2009. PC Protection Center 2008 may install in the user's computer system through a Trojan Zlob found on a fake video codec download. Once Zlob is installed, it will issue fake popups and alert messages informing the user about imaginary spyware infections.
PC Protection Center 2008 trial version may also launch its fake system scanner and emulate a computer scan. After the scan is completed, PC Protection Center 2008 trial version is able to generate a list of fake infections as a result. These mechanisms are used by PC Protection Center 2008's creators to trick the user into downloading PC Protection Center 2008's full version. PC Protection Center 2008's messages and scan results will try to push the user into clicking on their links. Once the user click on any of the links provided, he/she will be redirected to PC Protection Center 2008's website or other malicious websites to purchase rogue PC Protection Center 2008's full version.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Sunbelt | Packed.Win32.Tdss.q (v) |
| Sophos | Mal/FakeAV-CS |
| Panda | Suspicious file |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Kryptik.ESD |
| McAfee | Generic FakeAlert.b |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.FakeCog |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/Alureon.BDY |
| BitDefender | Gen:Heur.Krypt.9 |
| a-squared | Trojan.Win32.FakeCog!IK |
| Sunbelt | PCProtectionCenter2008 |
| Sophos | Mal/FakeAle-F |
| Panda | Trj/Downloader.MDW |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Yektel.A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Trojan.BHO.arb |
| McAfee | Generic Dropper.bw |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove PC Protection Center 2008
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.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | pcprotectioncenter2008installer.exe | 8319ab6c214919017c22a15406188dbd | 10 |
| 2. | vbzlib2.dll | 5f1c537db726ddd3f78c5df05d657bc9 | 4 |
| 3. | PcProtection.exe | 6f645b7f1769ccb2dd897c5803dbe054 | 2 |
| 4. | winsrc.dll | a287513dbc766fa0818e10d535bb043c | 0 |
| 5. | getsn32.dll | c615f7463831108c87f3a70b7bafa782 | 0 |
| 6. | getsn32.dll | 5e1d7b4c599d879fdb4ad5e1a5c05c77 | 0 |
| 7. | getsn32.dll | 0101f5de4492e1ce5d740b15d99df60a | 0 |
| 8. | cntprot.exe | 9016a202fca7ad680e83eed824b790d4 | 0 |
