How to Detect & Remove Fake Codecs
What's Fake Codecs?
A popular way to trick you into downloading malware is to disguise the files as fake codecs. Codecs are little files that you download to update your software, so you can play certain types of media files. Hackers will create trojans and backdoors and viruses dressed up as fake codecs, so you’ll get an alert telling you to download a certain codec when you visit a site. You don’t thick twice, you click “OK,” and unknowingly download malware onto your PC.
Kind of like a hot girl showing up at your place, knocking nicely, getting inside, and planting a little bomb or camera.
I don’t want to get all mommy on you, but you’ve got to triple check files you download and attachments you open, especially when you haven’t expressly requested them.
Here’s a list of some fake codecs to watch for. I’ll try to keep this list updated.
Fake Codes
BrainCodec
DVDAxxess
Dvd Codec
EliteCodec
GoldCodec
HQCodec
iCodecPack
IMediaCodec
IVideoCodec
IMCodec
JPegEncoder
KeyCodec
LightCodec
MedCodec
MediaCodec2006
MMCodec
MediaCodec
MovieCodec
Movieccodec
MPCodec
MyPornMagPass
MMediaCodec
MP Video Codec
PCodec
PerfectCodec
PalyCodecs
PlayerCodec
PlayersCodec
PornMacPass
PornPassManager
QualityCodec
SiteKeyMaker
SiteEntrances
VaxObject
VCCodec
VidCodecs
VideoCodecs
VCodec2007
VidCodec
SoftCodec
StrCodec
SiteTicker
SuperCodec
TureCodec
TvsCodec
TsCodec
VideosAccess
VideokeyCodec
VideoCompression
WinMediaCodec
XPassword Generator
ZCodec
Fake Codecs's Threat Level Explained
Fake Codecs Is a Minor Pest 
The parasite isn't a real threat, but Fake Codecs may track your Internet activities. Fake Codecs may be easily removed with your Windows system "Add/Remove" function.
Fake Codecs Is a Pest 
The parasite might profile you web activities and may have installed itself onto your PC via a drive-by download. You can probably manually remove Fake Codecs yourself.
Fake Codecs Is a Minor Threat 
The parasite might profile you and other users of your PC, and Fake Codecs may send this data back to its parent server.
Fake Codecs Is a Medium Threat 
The parasite might profile you and other users of your PC, and Fake Codecs may send this data back to its parent server. Fake Codecs may be impossible to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is a Threat 
The parasite might profile you and other users of your PC, and Fake Codecs may send this data back to its parent server. Fake Codecs may download and install more malware onto your PC, and Fake Codecs may be impossible to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is a Minor Danger 
The parasite may profile you, log every keystroke you make, and take snopshots of your computer activity. Fake Codecs may also be difficult to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is a Medium Danger 
The parasite may profile you, log every keystroke you make, and take snopshots of your computer activity. Fake Codecs may download more malware and also be very difficult to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is a Danger 
The parasite may profile you, log every keystroke you make, and take snopshots of your computer activity. These logs may be sent to anonymous attacker, and Fake Codecs may download more malware. Fake Codecs may be very difficult to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is a Major Danger 
The parasite may track all of your computer activity, and Fake Codecs may allow a hacker to access your PC. Fake Codecs may pipe more malware into your computer, and may disable your anti-spyware or anti-virus software. Fake Codecs may be very difficult to manually remove.
Fake Codecs Is an Extreme Danger 
The parasite may track all of your computer activity, and Fake Codecs may allow a hacker to control your computer. Fake Codecs may pipe more malware into your computer, and may disable your anti-spyware or anti-virus software and firewall, and block your access to anti-spyware sites. Fake Codecs may be very difficult to manually remove.
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