McAfee Stinger 12 [update] detects and removes prevalent Fake Alert malware and threats. Before using this software, you need to know that this program not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software. McAfee Stinger is updated multiple times a week to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and prevalent viruses.










Publishers Description:

McAfee Stinger is a standalone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but a specialized tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with infected system. Details on new or enhanced signatures added with each Stinger build are listed in the Readme details.

Stinger now includes Raptor - a real-time behavior detection technology that monitors suspicious activity on an endpoint. Raptor leverages machine learning and automated behavioral based classification in the cloud to detect zero-day malware in real-time.

Enhanced detections are those that have been modified for this release. Detections are enhanced to cover new variants, optimize performance, and correct incorrect identifications.

McAfee Stinger 12.1.0 Enhanced Detections:

• Exploit-CVE2011-1990
• Exploit-CVE2012-0158
• Exploit-CVE2012-0158.h!rtf
• Generic Downloader.z
• Generic FakeAlert.gm
• JS/Exploit-Blacole.em
• JS/Exploit-Blacole.gq
• JS/Exploit-Blacole.ht
• JS/Exploit-Blacole.kw
• JS/Exploit-Blacole.kx
• PWS-DOD.b
• PWS-Zbot.gen.any
• PWS-Zbot.gen.arw
• PWS-Zbot.gen.ary
• VBS/Autorun.worm.bfo
• W32/Autorun.worm.aaeh
• ZeroAccess