AVbytes XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8 Antivirus 2015

Posted: December 2, 2014

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:	28

First Seen:	December 2, 2014
Last Seen:	August 17, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

AVbytes Antivirus 2015 is a rogue anti-virus scanner, incapable of detecting threats, but able to deliver fraudulent security alerts. AVbytes Antivirus 2015 may modify its appearance or brand name to match your version of Windows, and detects non-existent infections as justification for initiating its premium registration process. Even while ignoring its tactic, Avbytes Antivirus 2015 can pose a viable threat, due to other system changes that may harm your PC's security. Malware experts heavily discourage any response other than uninstalling AVbytes Antivirus 2015 with the immediate use of actual anti-malware software.

The AV that Takes More than a Byte out of Your Computer

AVbytes XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8 Antivirus 2015 is a single scamware product that changes its name in accordance with the operating system of its victims, such as Avbytes XP Antivirus 2015 for Windows XP owners. Although its skin imitates the appearance of an AV scanner, and even can display 'scanner results,' all threats detected by AVbytes Antivirus 2015 scans are fraudulent. Using AVbytes Antivirus 2015 to remove any detected threats will redirect victims to purchasing a registration key, which malware experts discourage as wasteful of both your money and financial information.

AVbytes Antivirus 2015 also may generate other attacks that shut down your PC's overall security, making the registration process look more appealing than usual. Currently, malware researchers note the most menacing of these attacks as including:

AVbytes Antivirus 2015 may create additional system warnings through the Windows taskbar.
AVbytes Antivirus 2015 may block arbitrary sites from being loaded and display fake 'malicious website' warnings.
AVbytes Antivirus 2015 may close other programs automatically or delete their essential components (such as Registry startup entries).

In particular, AVbytes Antivirus 2015 is likely to try to disable common Windows security features like the Windows update manager, as well as real anti-virus and anti-malware products.

Closing out 2014 without a 2015 Rogue in Sight

AVbytes Antivirus 2015 may provide a new label for its hoax, but, in most respects, strongly resembles common branches of the FakeRean family of scamware. With AVbytes Antivirus 2015 and other FakeRean infections, malware experts recommend that you try to disable all threatening software and then remove this threat via using legitimate security tools. Afterward, you may need to repair or reinstall other applications.

There are no advantages to paying for AVbytes Antivirus 2015's registration, and its fake alerts should be identified separately from real security warnings. Unfortunately, AVbytes Antivirus 2015's family is a prolific one that uses multiple methods to distribute its many members that include Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, PC Clean Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Rogue.Vista Antivirus 2008, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, XP Security 2012, XP Home Security 2012 and AntiVirus PRO 2015. PCs without preventative protection from website scripts, threatening file attachments and other infection vectors are at high risk of becoming part of the new year's list of old scamware victims.

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:

%TEMP%\stuprt.exe

File name: stuprt.exe
Size: 87.04 KB (87040 bytes)
MD5: 51e95f56485710012314cb0fe1a33805
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022