Effects 

Terminator2009 is an adware program that carries out the following actions:

• When it is run, a window is displayed with an interface similar to an antivirus program's.
• Among the options it offers, it can carry out scans of the system in search for possible malware.
• If the users clicks this option, it starts scanning the system and displays periodically security warnings informing users that spyware activity has been detected and blocked:
  
  
• In order to eliminate these threats, users are recommended to purchase the full version of the program. In order to do so, they are redirected to the a web where the fake security solution can be purchased:
  
  
• If users ignore the program recommendations, warning messages like the following will be displayed, informing users that the trial version is installed and recommending them to buy the full version:
  
  

Infection strategy 

Terminator2009 creates the following files in the Program files directory:

• JAVANET.EXE
• EDITSERVER-V3.0.EXE

Terminator2009 creates the following entry in the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ Currentversion\ Run Once
  Protector = -startup

Means of transmission 

Terminator2009 can be voluntarily downloaded from the website belonging to the company that has developed it.

Additionally, it can also reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program.

Further Details  

Terminator2009 is written in the programming language Visual C++. This adware is 23,072 bytes in size.