| Type | Misc |
| Type Description | Miscellaneous threats include applications that do not fit into other categories or that fall into multiple categories. Miscellaneous threats typically include some form of potentially objectionable functionality that may pose privacy or security risks to users and their PCs. |
| Category | Rogue Security Program |
| Category Description | A Rogue Security Program is software that purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or false, misleading scan results. Rogue Security Programs typically use aggressive, deceptive advertising and may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often through exploits. |
| Level | Elevated |
| Level Description | Elevated risks 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 risks 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 risks may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent. |
| Advice Type | Remove |
| Description | SpyLocked is a purported anti-spyware application to scan for and remove spyware from users' computers. SpyLocked may be downloaded and installed through exploits or under dubious circumstances without user consent. |
| Add. Description | SpyLocked may be marketed by malware that displays false or exaggerated warnings of spyware infection on the desktop to entice users to download the program. SpyLocked typically displays exaggerated or false scan reports of infection to frighten the user into paying for the program since the free version of the program will not perform threat removal. |
| Author | SpyLocked, LTD |
| Author URL | spylocked.com |
| Alias | SpyLock, SpywareLocked, Trojan-Dropper.FraudTool.SpyLocked.D |
| Release Date | Mar 20 2007 |
| Last updated on | Jan 8 2008 |
| File Traces | |
| | %DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\ sl_setup.exe |
| | %LOCAL_SETTINGS%\ temp\ av9.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spylocked 3.6\ spylocked 3.6.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spylocked 3.7\ spylocked 3.7.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spylocked 4.0\ spylocked 4.0.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spylocked 4.3\ spylocked 4.3.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spylocked\ spylocked.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spywarelocked 3.3\ spy-locked.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spywarelocked 3.4\ spywarelock.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spywarelocked 3.5\ spywarelocked 3.5.exe |
| | %PROGRAM_FILES%\ spywarelocked\ spywarelocked.exe |
| | asz_setup.exe |
| | sl_setup.exe |
| | vl_setup.exe |