Threat Database Rogue Websites Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com

Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com

Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com is a criminal webpage especially created to promote and distribute the rogueware called Antivirus 8. Users that encounter Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com are already infected with the rogue Antivirus 8 and changes have already been made to their Hosts files resulting in frequent redirection to the criminal webpage. Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com will display a page with the message "Attention! Your web page request has been canceled." then it will prompt a victim to click on "Fix Now" in order to proceed. Clicking on "Fix Now" will direct you to a payment page for Antivirus 8, which you should never purchase. To stop the frequent redirection to Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com, use a good security tool to remove Antivirus 8 from your system.

File System Details

Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %Program Files%\AV\Antivirus8.exe
2. %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\Antivirus8.lnk
3. %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Uninstall.lnk
4. %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\AV\Antivirus8.lnk
5. %Program Files%\AV

Registry Details

Wepprotectionmicrosoft.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ?Antivirus8″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus8

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