[Symptom of Infection]
Adware.VirusTrigger.R.1510749 is an Adware that induces users to purchase/register a fake AV by showing fake or exaggerated infection alert.
- It adds itself to registry fot automatic execution on Windows loading.
[PIC 1] Fake scanning result

[PIC 2] Require to purchase and register the fake Anti-Virus

[PIC 3] Fake infection Alert

<File>
[Adware.VirusTrigger.R.1510749] creates files like below.
- (Desktop Folder)\AntivirusTrigger 2.1.lnk - (Quick Launch Folder)\AntivirusTrigger 2.1.lnk - (Startup Folder)\ÇÁ·Î±×·¥\AntivirusTrigger 2.1\AntivirusTrigger 2.1.lnk - (Startup Folder)\AntivirusTrigger 2.1.lnk - (Programs Folder)\AnvTrgrsoftware\AnvTrgr.exe - (Programs Folder)\AnvTrgrsoftware\AnvTrgrWarning.dll - (Programs Folder)\AnvTrgrsoftware\uninst.exe
<Registry>
[Adware.VirusTrigger.R.1510749] creates registries like below.
HKCU\Software\AnvTrgrsoft HKCU\Software\AnvTrgrsoft\Update HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{22C447D3-73A8-E1C7-C391-21BE4338CEBC} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{95E9BCC0-2E84-4500-8A9C-0B7A96769124} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{5C8B2A9C-24A0-4991-A74B-1E4931BD3A57} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{DF3F06C6-D443-48A8-BDF2-4E31F0554EBF} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{BAE92F67-539C-41CD-9183-162BB40AAA0C} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AnvTrgrWarning.WarningBHO HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AnvTrgrWarning.WarningBHO.1 HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AnvTrgrsoft HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{95E9BCC0-2E84-4500-8A9C-0B7A96769124} HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AnvTrgrsoft HKLM\SOFTWARE\Licenses HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Name: AnvTrgr Value: ""(Programs Folder)\AnvTrgrsoftware\AnvTrgr.exe""
<Folder>
[Adware.VirusTrigger.R.1510749] creates folders like below.
- (Programs Folder)\AnvTrgrsoftware - (All Users Account Folder)\Application Data\TEMP - (Startup Folder)\Programs\AntivirusTrigger 2.1
<Notation>
- "(All Users Account Folder)" could be different by user settings, and generally this is "C:\Documents and Settings\(All Users Account)". - "(Desktop Folder)"could be different by OS and generally this is "C:\Documents and Settings\(User Account)\Desktop". - "(Quick Launch Folder)" could be different by OS(or User), and generally this is "C:\Documents and Settings\(User Account)\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch". - "(Temp Folder)" could be different by OS, and generally this is "C:\Documents and Settings\(User Account)\Local Settings\Temp". - "(Programs Folder)" could be different by OS and generally this is "C:\Program Files". - "(Windows Folder)" could be different by OS and generally this is "C:\Windows". - "(System Folder)" could be different by OS and generally this is "C:\Windows\System32" |