SafeStrip

SafeStrip is a rogue security program that shows false Warning messages. It also shows misleading scan Results. It also uses aggressive advertising and can also install through Trojan exploits.

General information:

Malware Name:	SafeStrip
Malware Type:	Rogue Security Program
Company Name:	SafeStrip
Company URL:	http://safe-strip.com/
Threat Level:	Medium Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

SafeStrip provides you the software SafeStrip that is a powerful autorun manager and system settings tweaker with the unwanted software detection capabilities. Unwanted software is spyware, adware, riskware, trojan horses, keyloggers, backdoors, dialers, rootkits etc. Designed for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. It also provides you an advanced mode for security experts.

Spyware Description:

SafeStrip is a rogue security program that shows false Warning messages. It also shows misleading scan Results. It also uses aggressive advertising and can also install through Trojan exploits.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It shows false Warning messages. -> It also shows misleading scan Results. -> It can also install through Trojan exploits. -> It also uses aggressive advertising.

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for SafeStrip
	Search at Bing for SafeStrip
	Search at Yahoo for SafeStrip

Processes Running:

SafeStrip.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\SafeStrip.lnk	562	Shortcut
C:\Program Files\SafeStrip\Scripts\Reports.script	89	SCRIPT File
desktop \SafeStrip.lnk	544	Shortcut

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\SafeStri
C:\Program Files\SafeStrip\Quarantin

Registry information Created after Installation: