Stop-Spyware.net
Stop-Spyware.net is a browser hijacker promoting the rogue anti-spyware application called Spyware Crusade. Due to affiliated trojans infiltrating the computer via security exploits and modifying the browser settings, web-surfing activities are redirected to the Stop-Spyware.net domain. Here the computer is subject to a fake online scan that displays fictitious and often grossly exaggerated infection results, all in order to intimidate the user into purchasing the fake spyware remover Spyware Crusade.
File System Details
Stop-Spyware.net 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. | %Program Files%\Spyware-Crusade | |
| 2. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Spyware-Crusade | |
| 3. | %User Profile%\Local Settings\Temp | |
| 4. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Spyware-Crusade | |
| 5. | %System Root%\Samples | |
| 6. | %Program Files%\LabelCommand |
Registry Details
Stop-Spyware.net may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spyware-Crusade
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spyware-Crusade
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Spyware-Crusade"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Spyware-Crusade
