Smart Antivirus 2009

By GoldSparrow in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program
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Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 100 % (High)
Infected Computers: 10
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: April 1, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Smart Antivirus 2009 or SmartAntivirus2009, is a rogue anti-spyware application related to MS Antivirus 2008 and clone of XPAntivirus and WinAntivirusPro. Smart Antivirus 2009 may have installed in the user's computer system by a Trojan Zlob or the user may have clicked on a rogue security popup from a domain related to Smart Antivirus 2009. Smart Antivirus 2009's fake popups may state that the user's computer is infected with spyware and then launch a rogue online malware scanner. Smart Antivirus 2009 will try to make the user believe he/she is infected with spyware to then offer Smart Antivirus 2009's full version of the program to remove the spyware found.

If the user is infected through a Trojan Zlob, he/she may be bombarded by rogue Windows alerts informing the user about spyware infections found in the computer system. These alerts will not dissapear unless the user purchases the full Smart Antivirus 2009 program. However, Smart Antivirus 2009 will not able to locate or remove any spyware infections.

In addition, Smart Antivirus 2009 may change the user's desktop background to a rogue security alert and disable access to user's display properties. Smart Antivirus 2009 may cause damage to Windows operating system and install additional malware. Smart Antivirus 2009 is another scam created to trick users into purchasing a rogue anti-spyware program for $50.00. Smart Antivirus 2009 is known to launch on every Windows startup.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Antivirus Vendor Detection
Kaspersky Heur.Trojan.Generic
Ikarus Win32.SuspectCrc
Symantec AntiVirus2009
Sunbelt Porn-Dialer.Win32.Generic
Sophos Troj/FakeAle-HA
Prevx1 Fraudulent Security Program
Panda Application/SmartAntivirus2009
NOD32 Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/FakeSmav
McAfee FakeAlert-AY
Kaspersky not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusIsolator.ai
K7AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Malware.1
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Agent.aj
Fortinet PossibleThreat
F-Secure FraudTool.Win32.VirusIsolator.ai

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Smart Antivirus 2009 Video

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File System Details

Smart Antivirus 2009 may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. SmartAntivirus2009[1].exe, sa2009_x32.exe 81c4ddb86b94a4a982e5a8088cea3a6e 0
2. setup.ver1_1000.0_.exe 8482252a4293d5f4ba1f39b77b447920 0
3. sav.exe c7dfa67e339be36c15fe5d490dfe6cb8 0
4. Smart Antivirus-2009.exe 8a16bab765a844def3b91b841e30dd30 0
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Directories

Smart Antivirus 2009 may create the following directory or directories:

%ProgramFiles%\smart antivirus 2009

Cookies

The following cookies may be associated with Smart Antivirus 2009:

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