VirusTrigger
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 63 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | July 31, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
VirusTrigger, or Virus Trigger, is a rogue anti-spyware program and clone of Virus Responde Lab 2009. VirusTrigger is often installed by Trojan Zlob bundled in a fake video or audio codec download. Once infected, the user may be bombarded with fake system notifications stating that the user's computer is infected with spyware. VirusTrigger's fake popups may read:
"System Alert!
Your system might be infected with malicious software that may impact the performance of your computer. Click the icon for a free scan to detect any active spyware applications."
"INFILTRATION ALERT
Your computer is being attacked from Internet. It
could be a password-stealing attack, a trojan-
drooper and so on.
DETAILS
Attack from: 253.122.113.217, port 15589
Attacked porn: 10554
Threat: Exploit.W97.Ginwui.Gen"
If the user clicks on the icon for a free scan, he/she will be redirected to VirusTrigger's website (virus-trigger.com) and urged to purchase VirusTrigger's full version to remove supposed spyware infections.
In addition, as soon as VirusTrigger's trial version is launched, it may start a fake system scan and then generate fake scan results. VirusTrigger's scan results may suggest that legitimate files found in the user's computer system are corrupt.
VirusTrigger's popups are also known to be displayed at various websites. VirusTrigger may cause computer slowdowns.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| AVG | SpyTrooper.AB |
| Ikarus | Virus.Win32.Alman |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-Trojan/Spyshe.412672 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/win32.agent.gen |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/SpySheriff |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.C |
| AntiVir | ADSPY/SpyShe.A.10.A |
| DrWeb | Adware.Spysheriff |
| F-Secure | Rogue:W32/SpySheriff.E |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| Sophos | Mal/Generic-A |
| BitDefender | Adware.Spysheriff.J |
| ClamAV | PUA.Packed.ASPack |
| Avast | Win32:Lager-U |
| Symantec | SpySheriff |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove VirusTrigger
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. | SpySheriff.exe | c899f93e8b753fedd068ef3fe2edb0fd | 27 |
| 2. | AntiVirusTrigger..exe | a1ece65c7dabc196845007aedb5634a3 | 5 |
| 3. | install_5344_MHw0MHwxMDAwMDAwMDAwfHx8fHx8fHw_.exe | b45b1f8c52e2c661730bdd6670787d42 | 3 |
| 4. | AvirTr.exe | a48be4c2d02b2239eef03e3ba5fc8014 | 0 |
| 5. | AvirTrWarning.dll | a0c02530ec6c7701c9872d0e1eac8495 | 0 |
| 6. | VirTriggerWarning.dll | aa7d02efbb315b7e41f6e2019bad61c3 | 0 |
| 7. | vrt_setup[1].exe | 842bac1595a29cee56afcbc3e7c3a469 | 0 |
| 8. | VirusTriggerBin.exe | a9a50fdde7922847b128482536e68cc2 | 0 |
| 9. | vrt_setup[1].exe | 01a4a1fee166d2eaba14374cc2e709d5 | 0 |
| 10. | VirusTriggerBinWarning.dll | 1f05a3f27df350a14a5369212858be82 | 0 |
Directories
VirusTrigger may create the following directory or directories:
| %ProgramFiles%\VirusTriggerBin |
