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ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "figaro.sys":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "figaro.sys" was mostly identified as a threat.
File "figaro.sys" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "figaro.sys"681
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat664
Statistical volume of cases when "figaro.sys" was a threat98%
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The file "figaro.sys" is known to be created under the following filenames:
%System%\beep.sys
%System%\dllcache\beep.sys
%System%\dllcache\figaro.sys
Note: %System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "figaro.sys":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Hacktool.Rootkit [Symantec]803
FakeAlert-C.dr [McAfee]697
Rootkit.Renos.Gen.11 [PC Tools]558
Mal/FakeAle-C [Sophos]438
VirTool:WinNT/Xantvi.gen!A [Microsoft]393
TROJ_ROOTKIT.CY [Trend Micro]382
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender.a [Kaspersky Lab]234
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender [Ikarus]190
NTRootKit-AC [McAfee]163
Trojan.Virantix.C [Symantec]111
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender.igv [Kaspersky Lab]104
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.cm [Kaspersky Lab]86
Adware.Agent.ZO [PC Tools]74
VirTool:WinNT/Xantvi.A [Microsoft]66
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.cm [Ikarus]52
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender.xm [Kaspersky Lab]48
not-a-virus:.FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.cm [Ikarus]42
Troj/KillAV-EM [Sophos]27
TROJ_NURECH.AF [Trend Micro]25
Troj/Agent-HHC [Sophos]12
Hacktool.Rootkit!sd5 [PC Tools]8
RTKT_AGENT.BFR [Trend Micro]8
TROJ_RENOS.AKQ [Trend Micro]8
TROJ_NURECH.AD [Trend Micro]4
TROJ_VIRANTIX.AQ [Trend Micro]4
Hacktool.Rootkit!sd6 [PC Tools]3
not-a-virus:.FraudTool [Ikarus]3
Troj/FakeAle-DQ [Sophos]3
TROJ_NURECH.AC [Trend Micro]3
Adware.UltimateDefend.B [PC Tools]2
Backdoor.UltimateDefender [PC Tools]2
Backdoor.UltimateDefender!sd6 [PC Tools]2
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender.ict [Kaspersky Lab]2
Generic BackDoor!l [McAfee]2
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.af [Kaspersky Lab]2
RTKT_AGENT.AGPQ [Trend Micro]2
TROJ_VIRANTIX.C [Trend Micro]2
Win-Trojan/Rootkit.29184.C [AhnLab]2
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.20992.B [AhnLab]2
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.28160.AT [AhnLab]2
Win-Trojan/Xema.variant [AhnLab]2
Adware.UltimateDefend.E [PC Tools]1
Backdoor.Win32.UltimateDefender.igl [Kaspersky Lab]1
Generic PUP.x [McAfee]1
Generic Rootkit.d [McAfee]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.bf [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.UltimateDefender.bi [Kaspersky Lab]1
RogueAntiSpyware.XPAntispyware [PC Tools]1
Rootkit.Zlob.ITS [PC Tools]1
RTKT_AGENT.AKTZ [Trend Micro]1
TROJ_FAKEAV.E [Trend Micro]1
TROJ_FAKEAV.L [Trend Micro]1
TROJ_NURECH.AE [Trend Micro]1
TROJ_VIRANTIX.BP [Trend Micro]1
VirTool.WinNT.Xantvi [Ikarus]1
Win-Trojan/Agent.36352.DP [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Rootkit.27136.B [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.27136.O [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.27648.AM [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.27648.BP [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.27648.BX [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.28160.D [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.28160.DO [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.28672.B [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Ultimatedefender.29184.M [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Xantvi.29184 [AhnLab]1
Win-Trojan/Xantvi.29184.B [AhnLab]1