About “Trojan.FakeAv” infection

The Trojan.FakeAv is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

What Trojan.FakeAv virus can do?

• Creates RWX memory
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Detects the presence of Wine emulator via function name
• Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Collects information about installed applications
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Detects VirtualBox through the presence of a registry key
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine Trojan.FakeAv?

File Info:
crc32: AFA30675md5: 3e17c84070d3d49eb5d9d26c0c781a6fname: 3E17C84070D3D49EB5D9D26C0C781A6F.mlwsha1: e62024e350621b2f32b09a52c2ede0c970937259sha256: dcda6fb5e931acc136b7f08eeb8f411b4ac2ab24886c3f485d4c649591a2410asha512: a557fb4f0f2fe5871085a9ca70aa04691b4d11c0cf47904c410da1235c7775d81293594efab3b79f086e15d8df34dc6e928fd426cb18fa637f08e403e73634a5ssdeep: 49152:VdYE16lMT8fee3+/7vBsoauaSRsj0Zuur1T75YiarmNTmwR9v+949Hp98Ii:VP6lMT8feeeKoadJg1narmNTmwR9TVitype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
Comments: InternalName: Windows appsFileVersion: 5.9.1.9ProductVersion: 5.9.1.9FileDescription: Windows appTranslation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Trojan.FakeAv also known as:

How to remove Trojan.FakeAv?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.