Gen.Variant.Kazy Description
Gen.Variant.Kazy is a mischievous computer Trojan which comes from bogus online scanners, malicious websites or bundled with other malware threats and as the security update for Windows. Gen.Variant.Kazy easily avoids the detection by anti-virus software. Gen.Variant.Kazy overwrites critical Windows files with itself or replaces other Trojan files on them which is terrible to the corrupted PC system. Gen.Variant.Kazy hides deep in the system background and its files in System Restore are protected to prevent any applications changing those files, so it is not easy to eliminate it. Remove Gen.Variant.Kazy as quickly as possible after detection.
Technical Information
File System Details
Gen.Variant.Kazy creates the following file(s):
# | File Name | Detection Count |
---|---|---|
1 | %Program Files%\Gen.Variant.Kazy\Gen.Variant.Kazy.exe | N/A |
2 | %UserProfile%\Desktop\Gen.Variant.Kazy.lnk | N/A |
3 | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Gen.Variant.Kazy\Registration.lnk | N/A |
4 | %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Gen.Variant.Kazy.lnk | N/A |
5 | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Gen.Variant.Kazy\Help.lnk | N/A |
6 | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Gen.Variant.Kazy\Gen.Variant.Kazy.lnk | N/A |
Registry Details
Gen.Variant.Kazy creates the following registry entry or registry entries:
Registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\13376694984709702142491016734454
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "13376694984709702142491016734454"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Gen.Variant.Kazy
Oh my god, i have this virus.
really this sounds a very generic threat and generates many false positive alerts
you shoulf see in virustotal, where some give it clean and some foggy malware... very confusing for most users