Mal/FakeAv-BC
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 30 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | May 4, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Mal/FakeAv-BC is a Trojan that is involved in the distribution of rogue security applications. Once Mal/FakeAv-BC has managed to infiltrate a PC, a fake system scan will be conducted and irritating pop-ups will be displayed. Mal/FakeAv-BC may also modify the hosts file in order to block access to certain security websites. Mal/FakeAv-BC should be removed immediately as it can cause damage to your system.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Sunbelt | Trojan.Win32.Fakeplus.gen (v) |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Kryptik.AXY |
| McAfee | FakeAlert-KL |
| K7AntiVirus | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusPlus.mj |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Fakealert.5868 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | FraudTool.AntivirusPlus.mj (Not a Virus) |
| BitDefender | Trojan.Generic.2300691 |
| Symantec | Trojan.Fakeavalert |
| McAfee+Artemis | potentially unwanted program Generic!Artemis |
| K7AntiVirus | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusPlus.a |
| Ikarus | BehavesLike.Trojan.FirewallBypass |
| F-Secure | FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusPlus.a |
| BitDefender | BehavesLike:Trojan.FirewallBypass |
| Avast | Win32:Rootkit-gen |
| AntiVir | TR/Fake.Antivirus.Plus.A |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Mal/FakeAv-BC
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. | AntiVirus Plus..exe | 68ee8b3b7e4bdd979da9a9758f49f356 | 0 |
| 2. | AntiVirus Plus.70159.exe | 44b469c1eee505a043d6aeb55029cac0 | 0 |
| 3. | Antivirus Plus.exe | 2537dc71f01d2779331f7b39a6ef0023 | 0 |
| 4. | Antivirus Plus.exe | 93183f38d13144afecb1f4dc6bb18ffa | 0 |
| 5. | Antivirus Plus.exe | 7781ab40da9596e3d6972e7b00cd0a5e | 0 |
| 6. | InternetExplorer.dll | 892d3f4d513089b891fc7592ab217bce | 0 |
| 7. | AntivirusPlus[1].exe | 4efdbac4f793a43cf5d0ecc899808639 | 0 |
| 8. | AntivirusPlus[1].exe, rundll32.exe | 766c97296e74b93510042e8942d5b13b | 0 |
| 9. | AntivirusPlus_ba[1].exe | bf8deda696aaacbd85651d56216ff8d1 | 0 |
| 10. | AntivirusPlus[1].exe, rundll32.exe | f0bc697765f31bd431e776387aca2c7f | 0 |
| 11. | InternetExplorer.dll,InternetExplorer[1].dll | 7c1a172b45f3669c416102753009ba65 | 0 |
| 12. | installer_1[1].exe | 4e1bfe52220ef3a485ca7db7d3001b99 | 0 |
| 13. | AntivirusPlus[1].exe,rundll32.exe | fa46309f8a41bfe11f44028b0291dc95 | 0 |
| 14. | setup[1].exe | f4b27d042b55cfd3283af159b2d754fe | 0 |
| 15. | InternetExplorer.dll | 5130c9ab0b7bebab95fbc174557231a4 | 0 |
| 16. | avphl.dll | 1d5c6bcb5f8b84c3af582d7febd2aa11 | 0 |
| 17. | rundll32.exe, AntivirusPlus.exe | 53d722d9d8de0115a6afa8c544d421cc | 0 |
| 18. | AntiVirus Plus.70159.exe | 64ba775f7677913e971b6d5649b38830 | 0 |
| 19. | AntiVirus_Plus.70367.dll, avplus[2].dll | 567be587d4b5f013301c423e8d5c4770 | 0 |
| 20. | zodipibe.exe | 8d69b34a23352a4a06480b6c609bf9b5 | 0 |
| 21. | AntiVirusPlus.70367200.dll | e2d3ec74857e88294cc8611dd3707189 | 0 |
| 22. | AntiVirus Plus.70700.dll | 911a4a3c5b3a105b7a24ca0c756d707a | 0 |
| 23. | AntiVirus Plus.70700.dll | d77a97cc4f2b4b1f6e0bc40d775d614f | 0 |
| 24. | rundll32.exe | 9fcd867dc11848fc5d21b21445fbc7b9 | 0 |
| 25. | rundll32.exe | 4d27bd17e7ddfc8d1b3434ed7d37ceed | 0 |
| 26. | AntiVirus Plus.70350.exe | 262e70527fed03ac093d755854647c95 | 0 |
Registry Details
Directories
Mal/FakeAv-BC may create the following directory or directories:
| %AppData%\AntiVirus Plus |
| %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus Plus |
| %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\AntiVirus Plus |
