What is a threat named: Privacy Center?

Viruses and worms
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Hi malware fighters,

Do not venture out here: Threats found: 1
Here is a complete list:
Threat Name: PrivacyCenter
Packed.SecurityRiskOn is a generic detection for programs that pose a general security risk, which have been processed with software packers.
RogueAntiSpyware.PrivacyCenter.AJ
Threat Level: High
Description: RogueAntiSpyware.PrivacyCenter.AJ displays fake alerts in malware payloads in order to persuade users into buying the rogue antispyware products.
Type: TT_RAS
Location: htxp://high-speed-hub.co.cc/sp/avinstall-205.exe site location Ukraine and Moldova

Suspicious: http://wepawet.iseclab.org/view.php?hash=6dc1bd52ea3688cab48d755ec12e7fc5&t=1282250794&type=js
Here only smartscreen flags it: http://www.virustotal.com/url-scan/report.html?id=519efddf302bb317b4ff57eab6597bc3-1282417729

pol

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Here only smartscreen flags it: http://www.virustotal.com/url-scan/report.html?id=519efddf302bb317b4ff57eab6597bc3-1282417729
but the actual malware is detected by 24 scanners

VirusTotal - avinstall-205.exe - 24/41
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=bc40a29600e9b6ad9be4a75d370c8e6cc1dff80576b82ba630cb725b0d8a1be6-1282424935

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Yes, but you have to go further and click the ‘View downloaded file analysis’ link on that page (see image) and you will see the results posted by Pondus for the actual file and not just a site check.

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In response to the question posed in the thread title: “What is a threat named: Privacy Center?”, it’s documented here:

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-privacy-center.html

… and also by Microsoft, here:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Win32%2FPrivacyCenter

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Thanks gtc,

Now we’re all alerted to it, and know what to look out for,

polonus