Live-virus-scanner7.com
Live-virus-scanner7.com is a browser hijacker promoting the distribution of the rogue anti-spyware application known as Personal Antivirus. Due to affiliated trojans infiltrating the computer via security exploits and modifying the browser settings, web-surfing activities are redirected to the Live-virus-scanner7.com domain. Once here, the computer is subject to a fake online scan that displays fictitious and sometimes grossly exaggerated infection results, all in order to intimidate the user into purchasing and downloading the fake spyware remover Personal Antivirus.
File System Details
Live-virus-scanner7.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. | %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db | |
| 2. | c:\Program Files\Personal Antivirus\Languages | |
| 3. | %UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus | |
| 4. | c:\Program Files\Personal Antivirus\db | |
| 5. |
C:\Documents and Settings\ |
|
| 6. | c:\Program Files\Personal Antivirus |
Registry Details
Live-virus-scanner7.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Personal Antivirus"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Personal Antivirus_is1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PrS"
