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The security expert company Trend Micro do give the name Trojan FakeAV to some applications related to rogue programs. Any programs that will claim to be some kind of security related applications where you end up being ask to pay for the full version (while in fact it is but a total scam) are being called Trojan FakeAV by Trend Micro. In the process the Trojan FakeAV gains access to the user’s credit card information. Here Online Virus Removal is an online service ready to fix any problems found on your PC. Trojan FakeAV programs spread themselves using the Internet via different ways:
· Social Engineering – users are tricked into installing the software, as it pretends to come from a legitimate source. This site Virus Removal has good infos about virus removal.
· Trojans – those kind of virus will infect computers with some others fake programs like: browser plugins, codecs (video or audio), free online scanners or even emails attachments. When such a virus (Trojan) has infected your system, expect it to start downloading and installing a Trojan FakeAV.
· SEO poisoning techniques – Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is used to utilize the algorithms and functions used by popular web search engines in order to push a certain website up in search result rankings. Hackers using Trojan FakeAV to infect computers are also using such methods. Some URL will be put at the top part of popular search engine results, like sports or very recent news. If you do choose to click on such URL then you will be redirected to a compromised webpage. On that new page, some program (a Trojan FakeAV) will try to install itself on your system.
Once a Trojan FakeAV has established itself on a user’s system, it will normally load itself as a service and run all the time. You will get false notifications claiming your computer is under serious threat by some virus. Applications part of Windows, like the Task Manager, Registry Editor, System Restore will all be blocked (or disabled) by the Trojan FakeAV. The reason is that this virus does not want you to remove it in any way. It will also block any legit security related program found on your computer.
This kind of virus (Trojan FakeAV) will do its best to try to trick you to give your money. Usually, this is done by claiming that the currently installed ‘trial’ version of the Trojan FakeAV is incapable of removing the previously detected false ‘threats’, and so the user should pay for a license to the ‘full’ version of the software. Some variants include the promotion of another Trojan FakeAV that is supposed to perform even better and clean everything on your system. Another gimmick is to claim that if the user buys the ‘full’ version, the vendor will donate a small sum to some charitable cause such as environmental protection. You won’t read anything true with programs like Trojan FakeAV. Always remember that.