Top-rate-scan8.com
Top-rate-scan8.com is a deceptive website that advertises a rogue security application by the name of Antivir. Trojans are used to distribute top-rate-scan8.com and hijack victims' browsers to frequently hit top-rate-scan8.com. Once a victim visits top-rate-scan8.com a fake system scan will be conducted and a falsified scan report will be produced, claiming that the user has various malware on his/her system. Top-rate-scan8.com will also display bogus security warnings and pop-up windows, followed by a recommendation to purchase the licensed version of Antivir in order to clean your PC of all the detected malware. Users should use an anti-spyware application to clean their systems the moment they encounter top-rate-scan8.com.
File System Details
Top-rate-scan8.com 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. | Antivir.exe | |
| 2. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Antivir.lnk | |
| 3. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV | |
| 4. | %Program Files%\AV | |
| 5. | %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Uninstall.lnk |
Registry Details
Top-rate-scan8.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EVAACD
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV"
