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Antivirus2009-Scanner.com

Posted: July 11, 2008

Antivirus2009-Scanner.com is a rogue website, home of rogue anti-spyware program is a clone of Antivirus 2009. Antivirus2009-Scanner.com promotes Antivirus 2009 as a legitimate software to remove supposed spyware threats from your computer system. Antivirus2009-Scanner.com is part of a group of rogue websites that advertise rogue anti-spyware programs that are only meant to cause more harm than good. Antivirus2009-Scanner.com is similar to other rogue websites like SafeHomeSite.com, SafetyAlertings.com, ManageDNS404.com, SoftHomePage.com, Windowsprivacyprotection.com, among others.

Once you download Antivirus 2009, it will prompt popups and misleading notifications stating you're infected with spyware. If you click on any of these messages, you'll be redirected to Antivirus2009-Scanner.com where you can purchase Antivirus 2009's full version. Stay away from Antivirus2009-Scanner.com because all this site brings is trouble which may end up costing you from $49.95 to $79.95 when you download the Antivirus2009's full version. If Antivirus2009-Scanner.com has already infected your machine, we strongly recommend you to scan your system for Antivirus 2009 and other possible infections.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 Antivirus2009.exe
    2 av2009.exe
    3 shlwapi.dll
    4 wininet.dll

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntivirusHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Antivirus" = "%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009\Antvrs.exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus

One Comment

  • Avon McLain says:
    October 29, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    I have a Spy Ware program on my computer & its slowing, interfering, not alloing me to utilize my desktop or some of my files.

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