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Updated on Nov 19, 2014

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/FakeRean description for more information.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

Alert level: severe
Updated on May 20, 2014

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/FakeRean description for more information.

Also detected as: Rogue:Win32/FakeRean(Microsoft)
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 06, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of rogue security programs pretend to scan your PC for malware, and often report lots of infections. The program will say you have to pay for it before it can fully clean your PC.

However, the program hasn't really detected any malware at all and isn't really an antivirus or antimalware scanner. It just looks like one so you'll send money to the people who made the program. Some of these programs use product names or logos that unlawfully impersonate Microsoft products.

Even if you do pay to "unlock" the app, it won't do anything because your PC isn't actually infected with all that malware it "found".

Different brands of the rogues may modify various settings on your computer, end or close programs or system services, or block access to websites.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 06, 2012

XP Antispyware 2009 is a member of the Win32/FakeRean family, a family of programs that claim to scan for malware and display fake warnings of malicious files. They then inform the user that they need to pay money to register the software in order to remove these non-existent threats.

Also detected as: Rogue:Win32/FakeRean(other)
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 06, 2013
Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 11, 2014
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 14, 2015
Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 21, 2009
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 11, 2011
TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeRean.gen!A is a downloading and installing component of the Trojan:Win32/FakeRean family. Trojan:Win32/FakeRean is a family of programs that claim to scan for malware and display fake warnings of malicious files. They then inform the user that they need to pay money to register the software in order to remove these non-existent threats.
 
Special Note:
Reports of Rogue Antivirus programs have been more prevalent as of late.  These are programs that generate misleading alerts and false detections in order to convince users to purchase illegitimate security software.  Some of these programs may display product names or logos in an apparently unlawful attempt to impersonate Microsoft products. 
 
Use Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Windows Defender, the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742), or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove these threats and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
Alert level: high
Updated on Apr 11, 2011
TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeRean.gen!B is a downloading and installing component of the Trojan:Win32/FakeRean family. Trojan:Win32/FakeRean is a family of programs that claim to scan for malware and display fake warnings of malicious files. They then inform the user that they need to pay money to register the software in order to remove these non-existent threats.
 
Special Note:
Reports of Rogue Antivirus programs have been more prevalent as of late.  These are programs that generate misleading alerts and false detections in order to convince users to purchase illegitimate security software.  Some of these programs may display product names or logos in an apparently unlawful attempt to impersonate Microsoft products. 
 
Use Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Windows Defender, the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742), or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove these threats and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
Alert level: high
Updated on Apr 11, 2011
TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeRean.gen!C is a downloading and installing component of the Trojan:Win32/FakeRean family. Trojan:Win32/FakeRean is a family of programs that claim to scan for malware and display fake warnings of malicious files. They then inform the user that they need to pay money to register the software in order to remove these non-existent threats.
Special Note:
Reports of Rogue Antivirus programs have been more prevalent as of late.  These are programs that generate misleading alerts and false detections in order to convince users to purchase illegitimate security software.  Some of these programs may display product names or logos in an apparently unlawful attempt to impersonate Microsoft products. 
 
Use Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Windows Defender, the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742), or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove these threats and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
Alert level: high
Updated on May 20, 2014

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/FakeRean description for more information.

Alert level: low
Updated on Sep 26, 2019
Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 07, 2019
Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 18, 2010
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 18, 2012
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 07, 2012
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 08, 2012
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 08, 2012
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 20, 2012
Alert level: severe