AVASoft Professional Antivirus

Posted: March 23, 2013

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	136

First Seen:	March 19, 2013
Last Seen:	May 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

As a rogue anti-malware scanner that's all but identical to other members of the Winwebsec grouping of scamware, AVASoft Professional Antivirus is one of many examples of malware authors changing their products' brand names for the sake of confusing their victims. AVASoft Professional Antivirus pretends to be able to detect a generous range of different malware-related attacks, including identity theft, unwanted Registry changes and the presence of spyware, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers easily confirmed AVASoft Professional Antivirus's deficiencies in terms of accurate detection of any potentially malicious software. Because AVASoft Professional Antivirus's suspicious promotional efforts also take the form of attacks against benign programs, you obviously never should spend money AVASoft Professional Antivirus – the safest response always is to disable and then get rid of AVASoft Professional Antivirus with a genuine anti-malware scanner.

AVASoft Professional Antivirus: a New Scam in the Laziest Way Possible

AVASoft Professional Antivirus continues the tradition of fake anti-malware products being minor spins on old hoaxes in the most direct way possible: by being a clone of a previous rogue anti-malware program, AVASoft Antivirus Professional, with only the brand name changed to a minor variant. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also have come to recognize many other members of the same family as AVASoft Professional Antivirus, designated WinWeb Security, as often including more meaningful divergences in naming, appearances and functionality. Examples of more distant relatives of AVASoft Professional Antivirus include Antivirus Security, System Security, AntiSpyware Pro 2009, Total Security, Total Security 2009, Security Tool, Trojan.RogueAV.a.gen, System Adware Scanner 2010, FakeAlert-KW.e, Advanced Security Tool 2010, System Tool 2011, MS Removal Tool, Antivirus Center, Security Shield, Personal Shield Pro, Advanced PC Shield 2012, Security Sphere 2012 and Futurro Antivirus.

AVASoft Professional Antivirus and all other members of its family attempt to mislead their victims by creating fake system warnings (such as the AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert) and system scans with improper results. At the same time, AVASoft Professional Antivirus also may utilize other attacks that force SpywareRemove.com malware experts to classify AVASoft Professional Antivirus as genuinely malicious software, including:

Hijacking your browser (usually via changes to your DNS settings) and redirecting it to fraudulent warning pages that promote AVASoft Professional Antivirus. This function also may prevent you from accessing various websites.
Blocking other executable programs (EXE files) by monitoring and disallowing all but a small pre-approved whitelist Contrary to the actual methodology of this attack, AVASoft Professional Antivirus will generate pop-ups that claim AVASoft Professional Antivirus is blocking the program to protect you from a PC threat, such as a keylogger.

Why There Shouldn't Be Anything Soft About Your Rejection of AVASoft Professional Antivirus

Even while AVASoft Professional Antivirus creates an appearance of protecting your computer, AVASoft Professional Antivirus and other Winwebsec-based scamware products will harm it and limit your ability to use other applications without any legitimate justification. SpywareRemove.com malware experts can't encourage purchasing AVASoft Professional Antivirus any more than they would endorse any of its predecessors, and removing AVASoft Professional Antivirus should be considered your first course of action.

Since deleting AVASoft Professional Antivirus can be difficult without access to anti-malware programs that AVASoft Professional Antivirus may be blocking, you can disable AVASoft Professional Antivirus by restarting in Safe Mode. Because AVASoft Professional Antivirus's family has been noted for including hidden components in sensitive locations, SpywareRemove.com malware experts usually discourage any attempt to remove AVASoft Professional Antivirus without any suitable security software.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\12D973C4A70F481A000012D960EF4C20\12D973C4A70F481A000012D960EF4C20.exe

File name: 12D973C4A70F481A000012D960EF4C20.exe
Size: 382.46 KB (382464 bytes)
MD5: ae21c2538241941374047ae10b7d2ca8
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\12D973C4A70F481A000012D960EF4C20
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

File name: %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%Desktopdir%\AVASoft Antivirus Professional.lnk

File name: %Desktopdir%\AVASoft Antivirus Professional.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%Programs%\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\AVASoft Antivirus Professional.lnk

File name: %Programs%\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\AVASoft Antivirus Professional.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathAVASoft Professional Antivirus.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\[random] %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exeHKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVASoft Antivirus ProfessionalHKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\DisplayIcon %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe,0HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\DisplayName AVASoft Antivirus ProfessionalHKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\ShortcutPath "%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe" -uHKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVASoft Antivirus Professional\UninstallString "%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe" -u

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AVASoft Professional Antivirus%ProgramFiles%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus%ProgramFiles(x86)%\AVASoft Professional Antivirus

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet. Internet Explorer Internet Browser is infected with worm SVCHOST.Stealth.Keyloger. This worm is trying to send your credit card details using Internet Explorer Internet Browser to connect to remote host.
2	AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and harm your system have been detected on your PC. Click here to remove them immediately with AVASoft Professional Antivirus.
3	AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning Some critical system files of your computer were modified by malicious program. It may cause system instability and data loss. Click here to block unauthorised modification by removing threats (Recommended)
4	AVASoft Professional Antivirus Warning Your PC is still infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid the theft of your credit card details.
5	Security Monitor: WARNING! Attention! System detected a potential hazard (TrojanSPM/LX) on your computer that may infect executable files. Your private information and PC safety is at risk. To get rid of unwanted spyware and keep your computer safe your need to update your current security software. Click Yes to download official intrusion detection system (IDS software).
6	Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. This is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other programs. Click here to remove it immediately with AVASoft Professional Antivirus.
7	Warning! Application cannot be executed. The file cmd.exe infected. Please activate your antivirus software. Warning! The site you are trying visit may harm your computer! Your security setting level puts your computer at risk! Activate AVASoft Professional Antivirus, and enable safe web surfing (recommended). Ignore warnings and visit that site in the current stat (not recommended).
8	Warning: Your computer is infected Detected spyware infection! Click this message to install the last update of security software...

AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Fake Alert

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