Threat: BraveSentry
Alias:
Threat type: Rogue Security Program - Anything (other than a document) not in another category, perhaps because it falls into mulitple categories, such as a tool suite.
Advice: Remove
Threat risk: Elevated Risk
Elevated threats are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to your system, such as reconfiguring your browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect your preferred network connections, and can negatively impact your computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.
Description: BraveSentry is a purported anti-spyware application to scan for and remove spyware from users' computers
BraveSentry is known to be distributed through exploits that also download adware/spyware on users' computers without notice or consent. When BraveSentry is downloaded through an exploit, it puts an icon in the system tray and shows a false warning that the computer is infected with spyware. BraveSentry's free scan reports multiple false positives in order to frighten the user into paying for the program. It is set to load at Windows start up. It may also display pop-up warnings of spyware on the computer as a scare tactic.
Author: BraveSentry.com
Author URL: BraveSentry.com
Author description: BraveSentry an award-winning spyware removal utility will help you fighting all kinds of spyware and adware including keyloggers, trojan horses, password thieves and on."
File Signatures:
process: bravesentry .exe: MD5 Hash: 5ecf21908195b1f5897...
process: uninstall .exe: MD5 Hash: ...
process: xpupdate .exe: MD5 Hash: 867d68f89d724f95373...
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