Antispywareprog.net
Antispywareprog.net is a hijacker designed to promote and sell the rogue anti-spyware program known as AV Security Suite. Through the use of deceiving tactics, Antispywareprog.net can trick computer users into believing that their system needs to be cleaned with AV Security Suite when in reality Antispywareprog.net has hijacked the web browser redirecting them to a malicious site. Several bogus warning messages may be displayed from visiting Antispywareprog.net. It is recommended that any trace of Antispywareprog.net be removed with a spyware removal tool immediately before damages occur.
Registry Details
Antispywareprog.net may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" ="1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AvSuite
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvSuite
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"
