ANTIVIRUS-SCANNER.COM and Troj/Dwnldr-HDG
TOKYO (MacHouse) - In reference to yesterday’s report concerning a fake anti-virus scan website at antivirus-scanner.com, we have asked Sophos to analyze the file that we were forced to download. The following is their reply.
The virus lab has detected it as Troj/Dwnldr-HDG.
Troj/Dwnldr-HDG is a downloading Trojan for the Windows platform.
When Troj/Dwnldr-HDG is installed it attempts to download and run a fake anti-virus tool.
Please see this link for more information: http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdwnldrhdg.html.
It’s a relatively harmless virus except that Windows users are likely to be forced to see a fake anti-virus scan once in a while without actually going to antivirus-scanner.com. Mac OS won’t be affected because the file itself is a Windows file. And Norton AntiVirus for Mac Version 11 will not detect any malicious code.
We thank Sophos for their analyzing the file and a prompt reply.
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