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ThreatExpert's Statistics for VirusRemover2008 [Symantec]:

VirusRemover2008 [Symantec] is also known as:
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.SecurityCenter.aq [Kaspersky Lab]16
Fraudtool.Win32.VRM2009 [Ikarus]8
Generic PUP.x [McAfee]8
Trojan.Fakeav [Ikarus]8
Generic.dx [McAfee]7
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.SecurityCenter.an [Kaspersky Lab]7
Program:Win32/Winfixer [Microsoft]7
Winfixer [McAfee]6
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]5
Generic.Win32.Malware [Ikarus]4
Mal/FakeVir-G [Sophos]4
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.bn [Kaspersky Lab]4
Troj/FakeVir-BJ [Sophos]4
Win-Trojan/Fakeav.882688 [AhnLab]3
Generic FakeAlert.b [McAfee]2
Generic.Win32.Malware.WinFixer [Ikarus]2
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.bh [Kaspersky Lab]2
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.cg [Kaspersky Lab]2
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.k [Kaspersky Lab]2
FakeAlert-BB [McAfee]1
Mal/Behav-053 [Sophos]1
Mal/FakeAV-X [Sophos]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.ac [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.ay [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.az [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.h [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover.x [Kaspersky Lab]1
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.VirusRemover2008.g [Kaspersky Lab]1
RogueAntiSpyware.VirusRemover2008 [PC Tools]1
Troj/FakeAle-KY [Sophos]1
Troj/FakeAV-HP [Sophos]1
Troj/FakeAV-JB [Sophos]1
Troj/FakeVir-FX [Sophos]1
TROJ_FAKEAV.IN [Trend Micro]1
Trojan.Fake.KaspSecure [Ikarus]1
Trojan.SuspectCRC [Ikarus]1
Trojan.Win32.WinSpywareProtect [Ikarus]1
Trojan:Win32/Fakeinit [Microsoft]1
Trojan:Win32/WinSpywareProtect [Microsoft]1
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.mgm [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-PWS.Win32.Agent [Ikarus]1
VirTool:Win32/DelfInject.gen!AF [Microsoft]1
Virus.Win32.AdWare [Ikarus]1

VirusRemover2008 [Symantec] has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
Russian Federation18
Germany4
Ukraine3

VirusRemover2008 [Symantec] is known to be created as:
%AppData%\lastsun ltd\virus remover profesional\virusremover.exe
%ProgramFiles%\advancedvirusremover\avr.exe
%ProgramFiles%\virus remover professional\virusremover.exe
%ProgramFiles%\virusremover2008\vrm2008.exe
%ProgramFiles%\virusremover2009\extsecuritycenter.exe
%ProgramFiles%\virusremover2009\uninstall.exe
%ProgramFiles%\virusremover2009\vrm2009.exe
Notes:
  • %AppData% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data.
  • %ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.