Power Antivirus 2009 Description

 

 

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Power Antivirus 2009 or PowerAntivirus2009, is a rogue anti-spyware program and a clone of Win Antivirus 2008. Power Antivirus 2009 uses Win Antivirus 2008’s same interface and it’s even promoted by the same website, power-antivirus-2009.com. Power Antivirus 2009 may install in the user’s computer system through a Trojan or the user may have downloaded it by mistake.

Once installed, Power Antivirus 2009 generates fake popups and system alert messages stating the user’s computer is infected with spyware. Power Antivirus 2009 is also able to generate a rogue computer system scan and display erroneous spyware results. These scare tactics are only used by Power Antivirus 2009 to push the user into purchasing Power Antivirus 2009’s full version.

Power Antivirus 2009 is an upgrade of rogue Win Antivirus 2008. Power Antivirus 2009 is a threat to the user’s privacy.

Type: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs

How Can You Detect Power Antivirus 2009?

Power Antivirus 2009 Technical Report

As new Power Antivirus 2009 details are reported by our customers and findings from our Threat Research Center, we will update this section.

The following Power Antivirus 2009 files with its MD5s were created in the system:

Power Antivirus 2009 Video Demo

Click on the “How Power Antivirus 2009 Infects Your Computer” video to see a Power Antivirus 2009 infection in action! See through the eyes of an unsuspecting Internet user while him/her is being victimized by Power Antivirus 2009.

At the end of this video, there’s a link to download SpyHunter’s Free Spyware Scanner. SpyHunter’s Free Spyware Scanner is for detection purposes only. To remove Power Antivirus 2009, you must purchase SpyHunter’s full version.

Tip: Turn your sound ON and watch the video in Full Screen mode to fully experience how Power Antivirus 2009 infects a computer. The video contains clickable buttons.

Power Antivirus 2009 has typically the following processes in memory:

• c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Uninstall.exe
• c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Restart.exe
• c:\Program Files\Power-Antivirus-2009\Power-Antivirus-2009.exe
• Power-Antivirus-2009.exe

Power Antivirus 2009 created the following directories, files, paths:

• %AppData%\Power-Antivirus-2009
• %AllUsersProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Power-Antivirus-2009

Power Antivirus 2009 creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Power-Antivirus-2009″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Power-Antivirus-2009

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