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Win32.HLLW.Autoruner.17766 Makes a Comeback, Downloads New Rogues!Win32.HLLW.Autoruner.17766
What It Does:
- Downloads Malicious Rogue Anti-Virus Packages.
- Significantly Slows Down the Infected Machine.
- Displays False Error Messages.
How It Infects:
- Can be distributed by any means, including but not limited to: Email attachments, instant message attachments, infected websites, infected media or document files, peer-to-peer file sharing networks, or even downloaded by other malware.
- Infection can also be found in hyperlinks to infected websites from email, instant messages, and social networking messages or posts.
How To Avoid Infection:
- Use extreme caution when you receive a link or attachment from anyone, even those you know.
- Do not download unknown files or files from unknown sources.
- If using StopSign, be sure that the On-Access Scan is installed and enabled.
- Scan all downloaded files with a threat scanner, such as StopSign, before executing them.
- Ensure that all updates are installed from Microsoft Update to help protect against vulnerabilities in the operating system.
Vulnerable Operating Systems:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Type:
Downloader
Technical Name:
Win32.HLLW.Autoruner.17766
Aliases:
- Win-Trojan/Malware.27648.AD
- Trojan.Generic.KD.130798
- Trojan/W32.Small.27648.CE
- Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.27648.F
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