What Needs to Be Known About AlphaAV.exe?

It seems that rogueware is all around the web. Yesterday I warned you against a new rogue anti-spyware application with the serious-looking name Alpha Antivirus. It looks as though this program is really causing a great amount of damage for more and more users each day. It is really worthwhile to perform further analysis on this malware. Therefore, I've chosen today to inform you about AlphaAV.exe - one of the files related to the Alpha Antivirus rogueware.

So what is AlphaAV.exe? It is actually the name of the main executable file of Alpha Antivirus. AlphaAv.exe is located in:

C:\Program Files\Alpha Antivirus

It is also associated with the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | AlphaAV

AlphaAV.exe could enter your system via various Trojans and other malware. The other way you could catch it is while visiting unreliable websites that are loaded with lots of malware. Here is a screenshot of the AlphaAV.exe installation process:

Image 1.  Alpha Antivirus setup

When on the system, AlphaAV.exe is known to exert the following behavior:

• This process is encrypted using a software packing process.
• Executes a process.
• Resists interrogation by security programs.

Upon execution, AlphaAV.exe installs the rogueware onto your system and starts performing its malicious activities that not only annoy victimized users but also have the ability to destroy their computer systems and corrupt their important information. Have a look at the following video, it illustrates the malicious activities of Alpha Antivirus:

 

Video 1.  Alpha Antivirus malicious activities

Don't become the next victim of this malicious application. Remember that Alpha Antivirus is not capable of detecting and removing neither real nor fake parasites. If you really want to protect your PC, remove Alpha Antivirus from your system immediately after its detection.