Installdiskscaner.net Description
Installdiskscaner.net is a browser hijacker promoting the rogue anti-spyware application known as System Security 2009. Due to affiliated trojans infiltrating the computer through security vulnerabilities and modifying the browser settings, web-surfing activities are redirected to the Installdiskscaner.net domain. Here the computer is subject to a fake online scan that reports fictitious and sometimes grossly exaggerated infection results, all in order to intimidate the user into purchasing the fake spyware remover System Security 2009.
Author of Installdiskscaner.net:
- Innovagest2000
Technical Information
File System Details
Installdiskscaner.net creates the following file(s):
| # | File Name | Detection Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\00308937.exe | N/A |
| 2 | %UserProfile%\Desktop\System Security 2009.lnk | N/A |
| 3 | %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\config.udb | N/A |
| 4 | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Security\System Security 2009.lnk | N/A |
| 5 | %\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\00308937\pc00308937ins | N/A |
| 6 | %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\System Security\System Security 2009 Support.lnk | N/A |
Registry Details
Installdiskscaner.net creates the following registry entry or registry entries:
Registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SystemSecurity2009
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "00308937"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\00308937
More Details on Installdiskscaner.net
The following URL's were found:
Tip: We recommend blocking the domain names as well as the IP addresses associated with
them.
- installdiskscaner.net