May download other malicious files to the infected computer.
Displays false security warnings about potential reisks and infections in order to trick a user into installing rogue applications.
Installs itself into the infected computer's registry so that the infection loads with system startup.
How It Infects: Trojan.Win32.Agent2.fsk has no specific means of infection.
How To Avoid Infection: Do not click any unexpected links in instant messages. Do not download email attachments from unexpected sources. Do not download unknown files or files from unknown sources. If using StopSign, be sure that the On-Access Scan is installed and enabled to help scan files as they are accessed. Scan all files with the StopSign Threat Scanner before executing them. Ensure that all updates are installed from Microsoft's Windows Update to help protect against vulnerabilities in the operating system.
Vulnerable Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP