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SpySheriff
SpySheriff interface
Common name
SpySheriff
Technical name
SpySheriff Variant
Adware.SpySheriff (Symantec)
Rogue:W32/SpySheriff(F-Secure)
Adware/SpySheriff.[Letter](Fortiguard) [1]
Adware-SpySheriff(McAfee)
ADW_SPYSHERIFF.[Letter] (Trend Micro)
DOWNLOADER_SPYSHERIFF (Trend Micro)
FREELOADER_SPYSHERIFF (Trend Micro)
BraveSentry Variant
Rogue:W32/BraveSentry (F-Secure) [2]
VBS_SENTRY.[Letter] (Trend Micro)
ADW_BRAVESEN.[Letter] (Trend Micro)
Pest Trap Variant
ADW_PESTTRAP.[Letter] (Trend Micro)
Aliases
SpyDawn Variant
FraudTool.Win32.SpyHeal.a (Sophos) [3]
Alpha Cleaner Variant
Program:Win32/AlfaCleaner (Microsoft)
SpyBouncer Variant
Trojan:Win32/Spybouncer (Microsoft)
Type
Malware
Subtype
Rogue Software
Author(s)
Innovagest 2000
Operating system(s) affected
Windows
Discontinued
2008
SpySheriff[a] is malware that disguises itself as anti-spyware software. It attempts to mislead the user with false security alerts, threatening them into buying the program.[4] Like other rogue antiviruses, after producing a list of false threats, it prompts the user to pay to remove them. The software is particularly difficult to remove,[5][self-published source] since it nests its components in System Restore folders, and also blocks some system management tools. However, SpySheriff can be removed by an experienced user, antivirus software, or by using a rescue disk.
^"Fortiguard". 2005-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
^"Rogue:W32/BraveSentry Description". F-Secure Labs. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
^"SpyDawn - Adware and PUAs". sophos.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
^"Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw". Joris Evers, CNET News.com, February 6, 2006. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
^"Top 10 rogue anti-spyware". Suze Turner, ZDNet, December 19, 2005. Archived from the original on 19 January 2006. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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