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Remove XP Shield
Category
Fake Anti Spyware
Discovered
5/30/2008 17:00:00 PM
Modified
5/31/2008 13:36:00 PM
Threat Level
Critical
Description
A Fake Anti Spyware is software
that purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the
computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the
program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or
false, misleading scan results. They spuriously warn users that their
computers have been infected with spyware, directing them to purchase
programs which do not actually remove spyware or worse, may add more
spyware of their own It typically uses aggressive, deceptive
advertising.
Summary
XPShield is a Fake Anti Spyware. It
gives "Warning! Spyware Detected on Your Computer! This Popup is
supposed to scare user into buying the Fake Anti Spyware. It gives
exaggerated report and claims of spyware found or false positives.
Processes
XP-Shield.exe, XPShieldSetup.exe
Drivers
N/A
Folder Created
%PFDIR%\XPShield
Browsed Sites
www.xp-shield.com
When the Fake Anti Spyware is executed, it creates the following files:
Name
Version
Publisher
Signature (MD5)
File Size (in Bytes)
..\tmprecenticons\xp-shield.lnk
539
..\xpshield\xp-shield.exe
1e71b74525ff91b21997d3b23a3c38d0
961024
..\xpshield\xp-shield.exe
2.1.0.1
XP-Shield
20994402cdd9c2ae57d335cbf638cc36
961024
..\setup_204_501_.exe
a5410a508118e83ae80caa5935a10b75
39936
..\xpshieldsetup.exe
99c7271ac88edc56e1d89c9f738f889c
517632
..\xpshieldsetup.exe
99c7271ac88edc56e1d89c9f738f889c
517632
..\desktop\xp-shield.lnk
539
..\temp\setup_526_1_.exe
1be8ee74e6339bfa4abec74e51870880
36352
..\temp\xpshieldsetup.exe
57af4dfb6404a639b00ba8cb39dcd15b
450479
When the Fake Anti Spyware is executed, it creates the following
Registry entries:
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