RogueAntiSpyware.Drive_Cleaner

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Name:	RogueAntiSpyware.Drive_Cleaner
Threat Level:	Medium
Description:	Drive Cleaner is a Rogue application which produces many detections that are not malicious in order to persuade the user into buying their product before they can remove these spurious detections. It also uses aggressive and deceptive advertising to persuade users to download and purchase their product.
Type:	TT_Downloader, TT_RAS
Also known as:	DriveCleaner [Symantec], not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.WinFixer.a
Threat analysis:	Search ThreatExpert to view reports
Removal:	This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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