Backdoor.Bot is a backdoor Trojan that compromises your computer's security to allow criminals to access the system and any confidential information that's associated with it. Variants of Backdoor.Bot may cause side effects, such as system slowdown or browser redirects, although SpywareRemove.com malware analysts emphasize that there aren't any guarantees that a specific Backdoor.Bot infection will have any visible symptoms. In some cases, variants of Backdoor.Bot may also be false positives – if you're certain that a Backdoor.Bot alert is inaccurate, you can set your anti-malware...

Did you know that your digital photo files hold all sorts of interesting information? From just a simple image file, you can find the date and time the picture was taken, the date it was modified, and the exposure information on your photo's metadata? I didn't, and I was surprised to learn that not only can your digital photo file tell you what make and model camera you used, but details about the lens and flash too. Most frightening of all, however, is that somewhere in your photo's metadata, you may be storing such personal information as your name, your home address, and other private...

Win32/Virut.NBK is a malicious program that typically sneaks into a system (usually XP or Vista) by altering file names in the registry and installing various malware onto the infected PC. Once active, Win32/Virut.NBK will activate corrupt .exe and .dll files and download further malware threats onto your system. Usually you will find that Win32/Virut.NBK is spread due to pornographic web sites, infected email attachments or through suspicious file-sharing and shareware downloads.

Win32.Virut.56 is a trojan virus that typically spreads by infecting .exe and .scr files on your computer and network-shared resources. Win32.Virut.56 emanates from the Virut family of trojan; these types of trojan are known to be difficult to remove and may corrupt the operating system in Windows because it tends to infect most of the system files, and cleaning appears to be impossible.

W32.IRCBot is a backdoor trojan that attempts to connect to an IRC server and await commands from the cybercriminal who initiated the original attack. This trojan is typically spread via infected email attachment. File System Modifications The following files were created in the system:

Trojan.Win32.Pakes.nlx is a malicious spyware Trojan. As soon as it is installed, it will hijack your computer and open up a security-free hole in your system through which enormous amounts of adware and spyware can be downloaded to your machine without your consent and permission. In addition, Trojan.Win32.Pakes.nlx enables a remote user to connect to your computer and take hold of any information that is stored there. Trojan.Win32.Pakes.nlx is considered to be a high level threat and should be removed immediately. File System Modifications The following files were created...

Trojan.Win32.Monder.cqbi is a trojan virus that tends to infiltrate your computer through security or browser vulnerabilities, and is typically unseen once inside the system. Trojan.Win32.Monder.cqbi may then begin downloading and requesting other files from the Internet, alter some system settings that may have negative effects on the overall system security, and sometimes Trojan.Win32.Monder.cqbi may create a start-up registry entry. Most importantly, however, is that Trojan.Win32.Monder.cqbi steals personal and financial information and sends this data to a remote unauthorized user,...

Troj/Wimad-J infiltrates a computer by masquerading as a license-protected multimedia file. Troj/Wimad-J is a trojan that, once active on your PC, proceeds to download any file from a remote Web site by exploiting the Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology available in Windows.

Mal/TDSSPack-G is a trojan virus that tends to infiltrate your computer through security or browser vulnerabilities, and is typically unseen once inside the system. Mal/TDSSPack-G may then begin downloading and requesting other files from the Internet, alter some system settings that may have negative effects on the overall system security, and sometimes Mal/TDSSPack-G may create a start-up registry entry. Most importantly, however, is that Mal/TDSSPack-G steals personal and financial information and sends this data to a remote unauthorized user, while downloading additional malware onto...

The Helkern Worm - or simply Helkern - is specified as being designed to actively infect servers running on Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Helkern takes advantage of a security breach in Microsoft SQL Server that was first detected in July, 2002. In order to accomplish the buffer overrun exploit, the worm sends a specific request to a target computer. When the request is processed, the system automatically executes the Helkern Worm code contained in said request. In this way, an unauthorized remote user can run malicious code without your knowledge.

Yet another in the long line of variants emanating from the Generic Downloader family, Downloader.Generic_c.AHI infiltrates your computer through system or security exploitation, or manually by you unsuspectingly executing an unknown program. Downloader.Generic_c.AHI typically spreads due to email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and peer-to-peer networks. The purpose of Downloader.Generic_c.AHI is to retrieve and excute files from a remote server on the compromised machine, typically a password-stealing component. File System Modifications The...

Bloodhound.Exploit.213 is considered a generic detection for malicious files that spread by exploiting the JavaScript Function Stack Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Adobe Reader. Typically Bloodhound.Exploit.213 is downloaded by visiting web sites that host infected advertisements and attempts to download additional malware onto your PC.

Antivirus-doktor.com is a rogue website sponsoring the distribution of the fake spyware remover called Antivirus Doktor 2009 . In order to achieve this goal, trojans infiltrate your computer through security vulnerabilities and alter the browser settings, causing web-surfing activities to be interrupted and diverted to the Antivirus-doktor.com domain. Once here, your PC is subject to a fake online scan that reports fabricated infection results in order to scare you into purchasing the rogue spyware remover Antivirus Doktor 2009.

W32.Pavsee.C is a computer worm that may be related to the distribution campaign of Personal Antivirus fake spyware remover. Once it has infiltrated your PC and become active, W32.Pavsee.C launches fake security alerts notifying you of a virus detected that contaminates .com and .exe files on mapped drives from C to F. Of course, these notifications should not be taken too seriously, as they are merely a tactic used to scare you into purchasing Personal Antivirus, which you are prompted to do in order to protect your computer from this threat. File System Modifications The...

Downloader.Fostrem is a trojan virus that spreads through systems by taking advantage of an unpatched software vulnerability. Once installed and active on your computer, Downloader.Fostrem will connect to a remote host and download additional malware that may cause performance degradation and further harm your PC.

Bloodhound.Malautoit is a trojan virus that serves as a common detection for malicious AutoIt compiled scripts that spread throughout local and network drives. Bloodhound.Malautoit may also download additional forms of malicious files onto your PC.

Bestscanpc.info is a rogue website sponsoring the distribution of the fake spyware remover called System Security 2009 . In order to achieve this goal,trojans infiltrate your computer through security vulnerabilities and alter the browser settings, causing web-surfing activities to be interrupted and diverted to the Bestscanpc.info web page. Once here, your PC is subject to a fake online scan that reports fabricated infection results in order to scare you into purchasing the rogue spyware remover System Security 2009. File System Modifications The following files were...

W32.Slegon (also referred to as W32/Slegon.Worm) is a worm that, once inside your computer, attempts to connect to a remote server and further harm your PC by downloading additional malware. W32.Slegon spreads by way of removable storage devices and mapped network drives. W32.Slegon can alter registry entries in order to begin running as soon as Windows starts up. File System Modifications The following files were created in the system:

W32.SillyFDC.BCE is a dangerous worm virus that is capable of lowering your security settings by altering registry entries related to any and all antivirus programs and firewalls. Typically spreading through removable hard drives, W32.SillyFDC.BCE will block security-related web sites and create its own entry in the registry entry in order to begin running as soon as Windows starts up. File System Modifications The following files were created in the system:

Rustock SpamBOT is a trojan virus known for the affect it has on a PC's ability to use the e-mail services and other critical computer options. Being infected with Rustock SpamBOT will result in the limited scope of Internet services available to you, with a number of essential computer functions not being accessible. File System Modifications The following files were created in the system: