BrowserSpywareCheck.com
BrowserSpywareCheck.com is a dangerous and misleading web page that can change settings within a web browser application. BrowserSpywareCheck.com is designed to sell off fake security applications such as the Alpha Antivirus rogue anti-spyware program. BrowserSpywareCheck.com will display fake warning notifications that are designed to make computer users believe that they need to purchase a program like Alpha Antivirus to remove a security threat.
File System Details
BrowserSpywareCheck.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. | AlphaAntivirus.exe | |
| 2. | %Program Files%\Alpha Antivirus | |
| 3. | Uninstall Alpha Antivirus.lnk | |
| 4. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Alpha Antivirus | |
| 5. | Alpha Antivirus.lnk | |
| 6. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Alpha Antivirus |
Registry Details
BrowserSpywareCheck.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Alpha Antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Alpha Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Alpha Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Alpha Antivirus"
