MS Antivirus (malware)

MS Antivirus
Developer(s)Bakasoftware (developer name:Gavril Danilkin alias "krab"), Innovagest2000, Innovative Marketing (Jain Shaileshkumar, Bjorn Daniel, etc)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeRogue software

MS Antivirus (also known as Spyware Protect 2009 and Antivirus XP 2008/Antivirus2009/SecurityTool/etc) is a scareware rogue anti-virus which purports to remove virus infections found on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It attempts to scam the user into purchasing a "full version" of the software. The company and the individuals behind Bakasoftware operated under other different 'company' names, including Innovagest2000, Innovative Marketing Ukraine, Pandora Software, LocusSoftware, etc. Variant E of the highly virulent computer worm Conficker distributed the "Spyware Protect 2009" version of the malware.

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