Trojan.Fakeavalert

11 October 2007 Trojan 2 Comments

Trojan.Fakeavalert is a detection for a Trojan that will drop rogue security software on computer. It may also modify settings on the system to mislead victims. Trojan.Fakeavalert will show fake alert messages and pop-up security warnings and try to convince you to purchase the full version of the rogue program. It will also end security-related process to lessen security settings on your PC.

Trojan.Fakeavalert pertains to a group of malware that produces scary alerts and warning messages on the computer. Here are some set of fake alerts gathered from various rogue software.

Attention! Your PC may not have privacy protection system. This may lead to irretrievable results. Now your system will be scanned for privacy security risks. Press OK to continue.

Warning! Your PC is at risk of virus and malware attack.
Your system requires immediate check!
System Security will perform a quick and free scan of your PC for viruses and malicious programs.

Security Tool Warning
Security Tool has detected harmful software in your system. We strongly recommend you to register Security Tool to remove these threats immediately.

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Windows Vista

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Distribution
Deceptive tactics of malware authors are limitless. Aside from pop-up alerts, there are new tricks employed on some recent versions of fake anti-virus software. Fake Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is now part of it. The malware will display a blue screen, a fake animation similar to BSOD Stop error shown by Windows when it encounters severe error.

Malware authors are using diverse tactics to spread Trojan.Fakeavalert. Spam email campaign is one of the primaries or probably the most used method to propagate the Trojan. Unsuspecting user may have higher chance of executing the malicious code attached to email when attackers make it look like a legitimate messages from a trusted contact. While Internet users are fonder of communicating through social networking sites, malware authors divert distribution on this. Hacked accounts are utilized to post messages with links pointing to the copy of Trojan.Fakeavalert. To entice victims, contents may comprise of popular topics, people, or events.

Trojan.Fakeavalert Removal Tool

1. Click here to download removal tool. Save it on your Desktop.
2. After downloading, double-click on the file to install the application.
3. Follow the prompts and install as “default” only
4. If it prompts to update the database after installation, please proceed.
5. Click “Finish.” Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
6. Scan your computer thoroughly.
7. When scanning is finished, click on the “Show Results”
8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked, click on Remove Selected.
9. Restart the computer.

Note: Trojan.Fakeavalert may prevent mbam-setup.exe from downloading and running. You can download and rename this program from a different computer before running it on infected system.

Manual Removal of Trojan.Fakeavalert:

1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP/Vista/7) . [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Restart Windows in SafeMode [how to]
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Delete/Modify any values added to the registry. [how to edit registry]
6. Exit registry editor and restart Windows.

Online Virus Scanner:
Another way to remove a virus without the need to install additional anti-virus application is to perform a thorough scan with free Online Virus Scanner that can be found here or on websites of legitimate anti-virus and security provider.