Internet Security Essentials

Internet Security Essentials, also InternetSecurityEssentials, is rogue security software pretending to protect the computer against malware and viruses. It is one of several clones belonging to the "FakeVimes" family of fake antivirus malware.[1][2]

Internet Security Essentials
Technical nameTrojan:Win32/FakeVimes
Aliases
  • Trojan:Win32/FakeVimes
  • FakeAlert-CQ
  • FraudTool.Win32.FakeVimes
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad
  • TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert
  • Trojan.Fakealert
  • Spyware.FraudLoad
FamilyMalware
TypeRogue Security Software
SubtypeTrojan
Isolation2009[3]

Similarly named utilities

The malware is deliberately named so as a subterfuge, because there are several legitimate security utilities with similar names, specifically:

Operation

As a fake antivirus program affecting Microsoft operating systems (Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8) it installs itself through the use of a trojan horse. Once downloaded and operating, it claims to find various viruses and malware on the computer that pose imminent danger scaring the user through pop-ups to buy its protection (scareware), while in reality the program itself is the malware.

gollark: PotatOS Tau uses compression for that, PotatOS Hypercycle will probably do roughly what you said.
gollark: I *was* going to do that for `/bin`, except for the last bit.
gollark: Hmm, it seems that `os.date` can, neat.
gollark: I mean "can it convert them into human-readable date/time strings", primarily.
gollark: Yes, I mean a number.

See also

References
  1. "Internet Security Essentials". Remove Spyware & Malware with SpyHunter - EnigmaSoft Ltd. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. Wood, David; Roberts, Ray. "Win32/FakeVimes threat description -Windows Defender Security Intelligence". Microsoft. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. "Threat Detail | ESET Virusradar". www.virusradar.com. ESET.
  4. "Definition of Comodo Internet Security Essentials, Network Security, SSL Certificate". Comodo. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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