Windows Antivirus 2008
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 40 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | April 30, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Antivirus 2008 or WindowsAntivirus 2008 is a clone of infamous Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus2008Pro. Windows Antivirus 2008 is a rogue anti-spyware program designed to mislead users with false positives scan results and alerts. Once Windows Antivirus 2008 is installed, it starts scanning the user's computer and will generate exaggerated notifications of imaginary security and privacy risks. These tactics are used to persuade the user into purchasing the commercial version of Windows Antivirus 2008 to clean the supposed threats. Windows Antivirus 2008 is often downloaded and installed via Zlob Trojans disguised as video or audio codecs.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| TrendMicro | TROJ_FAKEAV.KAD |
| Prevx1 | High Risk Cloaked Malware |
| NOD32 | Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Trojan.FakeAV.BU.3 |
| McAfee | Generic FakeAlert.b |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan.Win32.FraudPack |
| Fortinet | W32/FAKEAV.KAD!tr |
| F-Secure | Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.ges |
| eTrust-Vet | Win32/FakeAV.KK |
| eSafe | Win32.FraudPack.ges |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.FraudPack.ges |
| ClamAV | Trojan.Agent-57199 |
| AVG | Generic11.BBKH |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen |
| Authentium | W32/Trojan2.EWYE |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Windows Antivirus 2008
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. | WindowsAntivirusInstaller.exe | b3863656368974ee36e7b9574a68aebd | 14 |
| 2. | WindowsAntivirus2008.exe | fd3c137a6196fa72c3d1800dec112e4b | 13 |
| 3. | wav.exe | 661e8d4258bb2ef74656c294e4f6cb34 | 1 |
| 4. | wav.exe | 4c0ba5050dd98e4855ef4500bb2fd847 | 0 |
| 5. | wav.exe | 05607da9a7345b51a9ca86c4e5538d94 | 0 |
| 6. | wav.exe | 47b1e7f70db499580839fa085423a4af | 0 |
| 7. | wav.exe | 23d323f228588b8d78c1c84cf324512f | 0 |
| 8. | wav.exe | e35968ef84f9e74001a75d6ad098f913 | 0 |
| 9. | WAV2008Setup[1].exe | b33d8e970bb03535794542f9a6c101ba | 0 |
| 10. | wav.exe | f740ab39507c42a6b1c2ecd7df5c9650 | 0 |
| 11. | wav.exe | 382030f7eea961d9c4037e11e3371ed4 | 0 |
| 12. | wav.exe | 79402171ae431707148ca10eec59de55 | 0 |
| 13. | wav.exe | 6e8a91237c58efd057a572fae245f46c | 0 |
| 14. | wav.exe | 511178ed16865b19917b4f2c437de551 | 0 |
| 15. | wav.exe | f2e9e4536a97551c0cca40ed81f1db58 | 0 |
| 16. | wav.exe | 445ea659ac13386e30cc54173f11e90d | 0 |
| 17. | wav.exe | 36847c0bb111dd5ffeccc4066741ac89 | 0 |
| 18. | WAV2008Setup[1].exe | a436b985a06df279d59dd65e7b7acc54 | 0 |
| 19. | wav.exe | ba9fe05b6a92877827f7600f5882eae8 | 0 |
| 20. | WAV2008Setup[1].exe | 61c104fd231e120673821e01ec52e5d7 | 0 |
| 21. | wav.exe | a01cfd2c1dca82ed0868dcd00bee763d | 0 |
| 22. | wav.exe | 8f102ed264876542ea55e6688f40768b | 0 |
