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Rogue:Win32/Fakeinit
Aliases: Trojan.FakeAlert.AUW (BitDefender) Win32/FakeAV.ABR (CA) Fraudtool.XPAntivirus.BCVY (VirusBuster) Adware/AntivirusXPPro (Panda) AntiVirus2008 (Symantec) Advanced Virus Remover (other) Win32/AdvancedVirusRemover.G (CA) Internet Security 2010 (other) FakeAlert-KS.a (McAfee) W32/FakeAlert.BRQF (Norman) Trojan.Fakealert.12876 (Dr.Web) Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.AED (ESET) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Fakeinit (Ikarus) FakeAlert!eh (McAfee) Mal/FakeAV-BW (Sophos) Trojan.FakeAV!gen18 (Symantec) TROJ_FAKEAL.SMDP (Trend Micro) Security Essentials 2010 (other) Antivirus XP Pro (other) Trojan:Win32/Fakeinit (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit.A (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit.B (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit.C (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit.D (other) TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit.E (other) Security Essentials 2011 (other) Antivirus Antisyware 2011 (other) AntiVirus AntiSpyware 2011 (other)
Summary
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/Fakeinit description for more information.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
You can also visit the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
