Data Protection
Threat Scorecard
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 9 |
| First Seen: | June 3, 2010 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Data Protection is a fake anti-spyware program. Data Protection propagates via Trojans and other computer malware. On infiltrating a system, Data Protection will create a start-up registry entry and attempt to disable any legitimate security applications running on the infected system. Then Data Protection will generate fake scan reports, security alerts and pop-up warnings. Users should not believe any of the security notifications displayed by Data Protection because they are all part of a scam to scare users into purchasing its non-existent full version
Data Protection comes from the notorious FakeCog (CoreGuard) family that has many members, all of them clones of Data Protection. Data Protection clones include PC Protection Center 2008, Protection System, CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, Paladin Antivirus, Dr.Guard, User Protection, Your Protection, Digital Protection, Protection Center, Defense Center, AnVi, PC Protection Center, Virus.DOS.RogueAntiSpyware, Fraud.Defense Center, Malware Protection Center, Adware.PCProtectionCenter.
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Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Sophos | Mal/TDSSPack-Q |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Kryptik.ENE |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/FakeCog |
| McAfee | Generic FakeAlert.b |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Tdss.becv |
| eSafe | Win32.GenHeur.Krypt |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Fakealert.15575 |
| Comodo | Heur.Suspicious |
| BitDefender | Trojan.TDss.AED |
| AVG | Cryptic.VV |
| Avast | Win32:Jifas-FQ |
| Authentium | W32/Alureon.U.gen!Eldorado |
| AhnLab-V3 | Trojan/Win32.FakeAV |
| Sunbelt | Packed.Win32.Tdss.q (v) |
| Sophos | Sus/UnkPack-C |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Data Protection
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. | datprot.exe | 267e73197ecf93694426e9108d7160d7 | 9 |
| 2. | dathook.dll | 44609801a258ec6f3e84e7e3df882414 | 0 |
