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Trivialnamen:	SecurityAntivirus
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Typ:	ADWARE
Größe:	2467328 Bytes

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Datum der ersten Sichtung:	March 12, 2010 at 00:00 AM
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Brief Description

SecurityAntivirus is an adware program that deceives users warning them of unexisting threats in their computers so that they purchase a certain program that removes them from the computer.

Additionally, it prevents users from accessing certain search engines and from running certain antivirus programs. It also modifies the searcher that is displayed in the Search option of the Internet Explorer browser.

SecurityAntivirus can reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program. It can also reach the computer in a link that can be received via spam messages, fraudulent websites, etc.

Effects

SecurityAntivirus is an adware program that carries out the following actions:

It reaches the computer in a file with the following icon:
Then, the interface of the program is displayed, which has the following appearance:
Then, it starts scanning the system in search for possible malware:
Once the scan is finished, it displays alert messages like the following, warning of malware infections:
If users decide to eliminate these threats, they will be redirected to a website where the antivirus solution can be purchased:

On the other hand, SecurityAntivirus carries out the actions below:

It modifies the searcher displayed when clicking the option Search in the Internet Explorer browser and changes it to another selected by the program. The option Search is the following:
It prevents users from accessing websites belonging to certain web search engines and even to websites from which other falke antivirus programs are downloaded.
It adds itself to the list of authorized applications by the Windows firewall, in order to avoid being blocked.
It prevents processes related to several antivirus programs that are active from being run.