ThreatExpert Report: FakeAlert-BY, Mal/FakeAV-AH

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Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 15 April 2009, 23:35:56
Processing time: 5 min 24 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0x21E0DF253D59EB42F4447BF5B163EF3B
File SHA-1: 0x509E7B19294B98514846D595224356D47CF9C9CC
Filesize: 87,051 bytes
Alias:

FakeAlert-BY [McAfee]
Mal/FakeAV-AH [Sophos]

Summary of the findings:

What's been found	Severity Level
Creates a startup registry entry.
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

Technical Details:

Possible Security Risk

Attention! Characteristics of the following security risk was identified in the system:

Security Risk	Description
RogueAntiSpyware.WinSpywareProtect	RogueAntiSpyware.WinSpywareProtect is a Rogue Anti-Spyware application which generates fake detections in order to persuade the user into buying their product before they can remove these detections.

File System Modifications

The following file was created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	87,051 bytes	MD5: 0x21E0DF253D59EB42F4447BF5B163EF3B SHA-1: 0x509E7B19294B98514846D595224356D47CF9C9CC	FakeAlert-BY [McAfee] Mal/FakeAV-AH [Sophos]

The following directories were created:

%CommonAppData%\CrucialSoft Ltd
%CommonAppData%\CrucialSoft Ltd\MS AntiSpyware 2009

Note:

%CommonAppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing application data for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.

Memory Modifications

There was a new process created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
[filename of the sample #1]	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	118,784 bytes

Registry Modifications

The following Registry Keys were created:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Drivers
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Drivers\Video
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Drivers\Video\Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd\MS AntiSpyware 2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd\upd

The newly created Registry Values are:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

Installer = "[file and pathname of the sample #1]"

so that [file and pathname of the sample #1] runs every time Windows starts

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Drivers\Video\Options]

4E8D9EBF-122C-42BD-A8CB-7E59C9CC08BA = ""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd\upd]

Started = 21 60 CB 0C 92 62 26 41
Ready = 0x00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CrucialSoft Ltd\MS AntiSpyware 2009]

lid = "-1"
pid = "200002"
psid = "0"

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