SpyAxe
Threat Scorecard
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 9 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | April 18, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SpyAxe or Spy Axe is a Trojan infection which generates one or two icons in the system tray. The icons display a message stating that the system is infested with spyware followed by a recommendation to purchase a specific rogueware. When a victim clicks on the message he/she will be redirected to the payment page of the promoted rogueware. SpyAxe may also try to install the rogueware on a victim's machine without his/her permission, or change the background of the desktop. To prevent easy removal, SpyAxe will create a registry entry that will ensure its automatic execution with every system start-up. Use an up-to-date malware removal tool to rid your PC of this dangerous threat.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Panda | Trj/Hrup.gen |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.Hrup |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Wintrim.44 |
| F-Prot | W32/Swizzor.D!Generic |
| Prevx1 | Virus |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusProtectPro.ab |
| F-Secure | FraudTool.Win32.VirusProtectPro.ab |
| eWido | Not-A-Virus.PUP.VirusProtectPro.ab |
| ClamAV | Adware.Fakealert-138 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | FraudTool.VirusProtectPro.ab (Not a Virus) |
| AVG | Potentially harmful program Fake_AntiSpyware.KC |
| Symantec | MalwareWipe |
| Prevx1 | Heuristic: Suspicious Self Modifying EXE |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/VMalum.CECD |
| Sunbelt | SpyAxe |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove SpyAxe
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. | spyaxe.exe | 08cf29c5cb63d42f1b3d46243122f928 | 1 |
| 2. | VirusProtect 3.9.exe | 9c21721f97e56c74aea4727c0924b4f2 | 0 |
| 3. | VirusProtect 4.0.exe | 90b66a9339051138aaa3f9652da8705d | 0 |
| 4. | MalwareCore 7.4.exe | 456ca73f7fe2512b6fde88d4c2955028 | 0 |
| 5. | VirusHeat 4.3.exe | d5874aaae10aa4a548ce709708a27590 | 0 |
| 6. | VirusHeat 4.3.exe | 9500de7ad3e1f18201adfc1857894437 | 0 |
| 7. | VirusHeat 4.3.exe | 0670ed0e0e059a71a1092b394147d382 | 0 |
| 8. | MalwareCore 7.4.exe | 35e252c7a6b2010885b65935d68a5fcc | 0 |
| 9. | SpyBurner.exe | 3b69bfb9b5a03d092b726769a48725c1 | 0 |
| 10. | VirusLocker.exe | f55b56388827bc12136b48d7569da66f | 0 |
