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Trojan:W32/Fraudpack

Name : Trojan:W32/Fraudpack
Detection Names : Trojan.win32.fraudpack
Category:Malware
Type:Trojan
Platform:W32

Summary

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.

Disinfection

Allow F-Secure Anti-Virus to disinfect the relevant files.

For more general information on disinfection, please see Removal Instructions.

Additional Details

Trojan:W32/Fraudpack refers to a very large family of programs which appear to be antivirus applications, but are either deceptive, non-functional or outrightly malicious. These programs are generally referred to as rogue programs, or rogueware.

Depending on the variant in question, Fraudpack variants may also be identified by other detections. A representative example of a Fraudpack variant is:


For more information about rogueware, pleas see Rogue:W32/Rogue antispyware.