Power Antivirus 2009
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 24 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | January 23, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Power Antivirus 2009 Image
Power Antivirus 2009 or PowerAntivirus2009, is a rogue anti-spyware program and a clone of Win Antivirus 2008. Power Antivirus 2009 uses Win Antivirus 2008's same interface and it's even promoted by the same website, power-antivirus-2009.com. Power Antivirus 2009 may install in the user's computer system through a Trojan or the user may have downloaded it by mistake.
Once installed, Power Antivirus 2009 generates fake popups and system alert messages stating the user's computer is infected with spyware. Power Antivirus 2009 is also able to generate a rogue computer system scan and display erroneous spyware results. These scare tactics are only used by Power Antivirus 2009 to push the user into purchasing Power Antivirus 2009's full version.
Power Antivirus 2009 is an upgrade of rogue Win Antivirus 2008. Power Antivirus 2009 is a threat to the user's privacy.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Symantec | Trojan.Fakeavalert |
| Sunbelt | Antivirus Plus |
| Sophos | Troj/FakeAv-BM |
| Prevx1 | High Risk Fraudulent Security Program |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Trojan.Dropper.Fraud.Antivir64 |
| McAfee | potentially unwanted program Generic PUP |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.PowerAntivirus2009.aj |
| Ikarus | Generic.Win32.Malware.Antivirus2009 |
| Fortinet | W32/FakeAv.BM!tr |
| F-Secure | TXT/Antivirus2008.B.dropper |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/FakeAV!generic |
| eSafe | Suspicious File |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Fakealert.4046 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.Win32.FraudTool.PowerAntivirus2009.~B |
| BitDefender | Adware.PowerAntivirus.C |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Power Antivirus 2009
Power Antivirus 2009 Video
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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. | PowerAntivirus2009Installer.exe | 34c3fcf4305f634d47226a81f317dcc8 | 13 |
| 2. | PWASetup[1].exe | cb9fed36e3ef01847aec5bbeba76460d | 0 |
| 3. | Power-Antivirus-2009.exe | 8bb859824df2a4492877dd99d2437f8d | 0 |
| 4. | Power-Antivirus-2009.exe | 2e1506b946b1fdf1f0c3c2e67e048f7b | 0 |
| 5. | Power-Antivirus-2009.exe | 21c6b81d175a0ac7a1e758bf2d335506 | 0 |
| 6. | Install[1].exe | 4d9c21d8bec0a34dbe6fb6e47c16b704 | 0 |
| 7. | Power-Antivirus-2009.exe | 8d09a129772e414ef46553466d6bb715 | 0 |
Directories
Power Antivirus 2009 may create the following directory or directories:
| %AppData%\Power-Antivirus-2009 |
