HTML/FakeAlert [Threat Name]
| Detection created | 2009-12-02 |
| World activity peak | 2017-09-01 (4.94 %) |
Short description
The trojan displays dialogs within the Internet browser with warnings about possible threats detected on the compromised computer that need to be removed.
The problems/threats are fake.
Some examples follow.
The trojan uses techniques to entice user to call a phone number and pay for services that are not needed.
The program code of the malware is usually embedded in HTML pages.