McAfee Stinger detects and removes prevalent Fake Alert malware and threats identified in the "List Viruses" section of the Stinger application. While not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software, Stinger is updated multiple times a week to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and prevalent viruses.

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

New Detections:
•    BAT/Generic Downloader.nu
•    DNSChanger.du
•    Generic Downloader.nt
•    Generic FakeAlert.kz
•    Generic PWS.zm
•    PWS-Zbot.gen.acf
•    ZeroAccess.ek

Enhanced Detections:
•    Bredolab.gen.c
•    DNSChanger.de
•    DNSChanger.dm
•    Downloader-BMN
•    FakeAlert-KS.gen.ab
•    FakeAlert-KS.gen.ac
•    FakeAlert-KS.gen.ad
•    FakeAlert-PJ
•    FakeAlert-PJ.gen.aw
•    FakeAlert-PJ.gen.bc
•    FakeAlert-PJ.gen.bd
•    FakeAlert-Rena
•    FakeAlert-Rena.db
•    FakeAlert-SecurityTool.eg
•    FakeAlert-SysDef.ae
•    Generic Downloader.kj
•    Generic Downloader.nq
•    Generic Downloader.z
•    Generic FakeAlert.kq
•    Generic FakeAlert.ks
•    Generic FakeAlert.kx
•    Generic PWS.yr
•    Generic PWS.zm
•    Vundo.gen.ff
•    Vundo.gen.fj
•    W32/Autorun.worm.c
•    W32/Autorun.worm.eu
•    ZeroAccess
•    ZeroAccess.dr
•    ZeroAccess.ej