TROJ_FAKEAV.SMFS
Rogue:Win32/FakeRean (Microsoft); FakeAlert-Rena.cl (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.InternetSecurity2010.ce, Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.InternetSecurity2010.ce (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Fakeav.lxb (v) (Sunbelt)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\isecurity
- %Desktop%\Internet Security.lnk
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}eno.com/extras/p.php?id=95
- http://{BLOCKED}eno.com/images/b.php?id=95
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\Application Data\isecurity
- %Desktop%\Internet Security.lnk
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_FAKEAV.SMFS. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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