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Dr.Boan

Posted: December 28, 2011

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 215
First Seen: December 28, 2011
Last Seen: April 2, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Dr.Boan is a fraudulent anti-malware scanner that's noteworthy solely for being from a prolific family of Korean scamware products. Dr.Boan and other scamware programs from the Onescan family are distributed by Korean websites (identifiable by their .co.kr suffix) that market Dr.Boan et al in the form of legitimate anti-malware products. In addition to creating fake alerts and scanner results, as is traditional for rogue anti-malware programs, Dr.Boan may also attempt to contact remote servers to notify criminals of the attack against your PC. This can be accompanied by negative changes to your firewall or network settings. Although Dr.Boan is difficult to miss, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you avoid underestimating Dr.Boan and delete Dr.Boan with the best anti-malware application that's at your disposal.

A Few Reasons to Avoid Dr.Boan's Quackery

Although its interface may be adjusted to make it look as though Dr.Boan was an independent product, Dr.Boan is, in reality, a copy of other Rogue:Win32/Onescan programs; this subgroup of scamware includes (amongst others) BoanKorea, SweeperLab, DoctorCom, PCVaccine, BoanCop and CleanBoan. In most cases, Onescan programs like Dr.Boan will infect your PC by exploiting vulnerabilities in your web browser (such as Flash or Java script flaws that allow sites to install Dr.Boan without your consent). Accordingly, you should avoid any website that looks as though it may have anything to do with Dr.Boan, especially if the site uses a Korean domain.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have observed that Dr.Boan displays typical behavior for fake anti-malware products, including fraudulent error messages and fake scans that make it appear as though your PC is being threatened from a wide range of PC threats – all at the same time. You should ignore this scare tactic and remove Dr.Boan with the real anti-malware software that Dr.Boan tries so desperately to imitate, since no Onescan application, including Dr.Boan, has the ability to find or remove viruses, Trojans or other PC threats.

The Communications That Dr.Boan Keeps Under the Table

Along with its proudly-advertised and fictitious security features, Dr.Boan also contains a hidden function: contacting remote criminals about your PC as soon as Dr.Boan's installation is complete. This allows Dr.Boan-affiliated criminals to take advantage of your PC and may even be used to cause further compromises of your computer's security, such as the installation of backdoor Trojans or RATs.

Although you should remove Dr.Boan as soon as possible, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts advise that you use anti-malware programs to detect and delete all components of any given Dr.Boan infection. You should also double-check your network and firewall settings to be sure that Dr.Boan hasn't created other vulnerabilities that should be undone (such as opening network ports). Laxness in doing any of the above will open up both your wallet and all information on your PC to potential riffling-through by criminals.

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