Ghost Antivirus
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 28 |
| First Seen: | January 21, 2010 |
| Last Seen: | April 6, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Ghost Antivirus Image
Ghost Antivirus is a fake anti-virus application. The rogue Ghost Antivirus is in no way related to the legitimate Ghost Antivirus of Norton or Symantec. Once the rogue Ghost Antivirus has entered a computer system it will use deceptive tactics such as displaying bogus system alerts and pop-up windows, to scare victims into purchasing the "full version" of the software. Ghost Antivirus will also conduct a system scan that will produce a fabricated report of numerous malware infections found on the system. Users are advised to ignore all scan reports and alerts displayed by Ghost Antivirus; it is a useless application used to con users out of their money.
Ghost Antivirus comes from the FakeXPA family, an enormous family of rogue security programs. Some of the countless rogue security programs that are part of Ghost Antivirus family include Antivirus 360, AntivirusBEST, Nortel Antivirus, Alpha Antivirus, Anti-virus Professional, Antivirus 2010, Cyber Security, MaCatte Antivirus 2009, Eco Antivirus, Antivir, Personal Security, Antivirus 7, Antivirus GT, Earth Antivirus, Antivirus 8, AVG Antivirus 2011, E-Set Antivirus 2011, XP Antivirus 2013.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Symantec | Downloader.MisleadApp |
| Sunbelt | GhostAntivirus |
| Sophos | Mal/FakeAV-BI |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| NOD32 | Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Trojan.Agent.578560 |
| McAfee | Generic FakeAlert!du |
| Kaspersky | Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.gjv |
| Fortinet | W32/FakeAV.BI |
| eSafe | Win32.Downloader.Mis |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.FraudLoad.~E |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Agent.ATV |
| AVG | Downloader.Zlob.AQQB |
| AntiVir | TR/Agent.578560 |
| a-squared | Adware.Win32.GhostAntivirus!A2 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Ghost Antivirus
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. | GhostAV.EXE | 4a39c5f2f68f7687e2ea09a22fa7c171 | 9 |
| 2. | GhostAntivirusInstall_33_0_deleted[1].exe | 9eb0c33803a78d4f429db494c254208d | 0 |
Directories
Ghost Antivirus may create the following directory or directories:
| %AppData%\Ghost Antivirus |
| %ProgramFiles%\Ghost Antivirus |
URLs
Ghost Antivirus may call the following URLs:
| Ghost-pay.com |
| Ghostantivirus.com |
| Ghostpays.com |
| Softwareanti.com |
| Softwarejar.com |
| Softwarerising.com |
| Softwaresecure.net |
| Softwarespam.net |
| Softwarespyware.net |
| Softwarethe.net |
| Softwarethreats.com |
| Softwarethreats.net |
| Softwarexp.net |
