Win32/FakePowav is a rogue that pretends to scan for malware. It then shows you fake warnings of "malicious programs and viruses". It then inform the user that they need to pay money in order to remove these non-existent threats.

More information about these types of threats is available in our Rogue page.

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

Trojan:Win32/Hiloti.gen!B is a generic detection for a family of trojans that may download potentially malicious files from a remote server and report system information back to the server. This trojan has been observed in the wild being dropped by Win32/FakePowav.

Trojan:Win32/Hiloti.gen!A is a generic detection for a family of trojans that may download potentially malicious files from a remote server and report system information back to the server. This trojan has been observed in the wild being dropped by Win32/FakePowav.

Trojan:Win32/Hiloti.gen!C is a trojan that may be dropped by members of a certain rogue family. It is known to connect to certain remote servers to download arbitrary files.

Virus:Win32/Cutwail.F is a member of Win32/Cutwail - a multi-component family of malware that downloads and executes arbitrary files. This functionality is mostly used to install additional Cutwail components, and other malware on an affected machine. In general, the Cutwail family is used to compromise machines and direct them in various ways at the attacker's will, usually for monetary gain. This could include using the affected machine to distribute additional malware, send spam, generate 'pay per click' advertising revenue, harvest e-mail addresses, and break captchas. Its components are varied, but include trojan downloaders and droppers, spammers, rootkits and viruses. Cutwail also employs a rootkit and other defensive techniques to avoid detection and removal.

Virus:Win32/Cutwail.G is a member of Win32/Cutwail - a multi-component family of malware that downloads and executes arbitrary files. This functionality is mostly used to install additional Cutwail components, and other malware on an affected machine. In general, the Cutwail family is used to compromise machines and direct them in various ways at the attacker's will, usually for monetary gain. This could include using the affected machine to distribute additional malware, send spam, generate 'pay per click' advertising revenue, harvest e-mail addresses, and break captchas. Its components are varied, but include trojan downloaders and droppers, spammers, rootkits and viruses. Cutwail also employs a rootkit and other defensive techniques to avoid detection and removal.

Virus:Win32/Cutwail.H is a member of Win32/Cutwail - a multi-component family of malware that downloads and executes arbitrary files. This functionality is mostly used to install additional Cutwail components, and other malware on an affected machine. In general, the Cutwail family is used to compromise machines and direct them in various ways at the attacker's will, usually for monetary gain. This could include using the affected machine to distribute additional malware, send spam, generate 'pay per click' advertising revenue, harvest e-mail addresses, and break captchas. Its components are varied, but include trojan downloaders and droppers, spammers, and viruses. Cutwail also employs a rootkit and other defensive techniques to avoid detection and removal.

 

This particular component is used in conjunction with other Cutwail components to perform Cutwail's payload - to download and execute arbitrary files.

AVDefender 2011 is a variant of Rogue:Win32/FakePowav, which is a family of programs that claims to scan for malware and displays fake warnings of "malicious programs and viruses". They then inform the user that they need to pay money in order to remove these non-existent threats.

Win32/Hiloti is a family of trojans that interferes with an affected user's browsing habits and downloads and executes arbitrary files.