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- Discovered:
- July 21, 2010
- Updated:
- July 21, 2010 8:33:29 AM
- Type:
- Trojan
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Trojan.FakeAV!gen36 is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the Trojan.FakeAV family.
For more information, please see the following resource:
Trojan.FakeAV
For more information, please see the following resource:
Trojan.FakeAV
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version July 21, 2010 revision 004
- Latest Rapid Release version January 13, 2011 revision 037
- Initial Daily Certified version July 21, 2010 revision 020
- Latest Daily Certified version January 13, 2011 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date July 21, 2010
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Medium
- Number of Infections: 50 - 999
- Number of Sites: 10+
- Geographical Distribution: Medium
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
- Payload: Lowers security settings on the compromised computer.
- Causes System Instability: May perform actions that prevents the user from accessing certain programs on the computer.
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
