Trojan.Tesch.A is a mischievous Trojan horse that may perform many malicious activities without notifying the computer user. These actions may load other unknown malware on the infected system. Additionally, a remote attacker may be able to connect to a system infected with Trojan.Tesch.A through a vulnerability or connection created by the deceptive Trojan. Eliminating the Trojan.Tesch.A threat may require an antispyware program safely detecting all related files and then removing each of them.

The TorRAT malware is a malicious form of Remote Administration Tool that enables criminals to control your computer by issuing various instructions, installing other malware and working around your computer's security features. Even though the TorRAT malware has been identified for an extended period of time, the TorRAT malware's latest distribution scheme has placed a heavy emphasis on the TorRAT malware in cybersecurity news. By hijacking Twitter accounts to spam malicious links to new victims, the TorRAT malware enables its own distribution swiftly and efficiently. Twitter users are...

The Morocco Sûreté Nationale Ransomware is a confirmed member of the CashU family, a close group of related Police Trojans that previously have targeted primarily Middle Eastern countries. With the Morocco Sûreté Nationale Ransomware's attacks targeting civilians in the Kingdom of Morocco, but otherwise being identical to past examples of related Police Ransomware Trojan attacks, the Morocco Sûreté Nationale Ransomware only exemplifies how far abroad criminals are willing to look for new victims. Since the Morocco Sûreté Nationale Ransomware attempts to pose as a legitimate...

There is no doubt that we have a serious mobile malware issue emerging, mainly effecting devices running the Android operating system. In the most recent findings by the Russia-based Doctor Web, new malicious in-app advertising schemes claiming to scan devices for viruses are primarily used to download a fake antivirus app. Offering some type of antivirus solution for Android devices is becoming quite the popular action for many just due to the increase in mobile device malware in general. Android device users are beginning to become more curious of protecting their device from emerging...

Motsob is a Trojan that was disseminated through e-mail spam attacks that lured victims into a compromised site through links themed after news regarding the Waco, Texas fertilizer plant disaster. While the drive-by-download exploit that was used to install Motsob has since been pulled down from its hosting site, SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that computers already compromised by Motsob may be at risk for attacks like system-blocking pop-ups from Police Ransomware Trojans or theft of highly sensitive account information. Anti-malware applications can be used to remove Motsob from...

Exploit.Java.CVE-2013-0422.z is a Java exploit, which spreads via a hijacked website that hosts and pushes a malicious Java applet exploiting the CVE 2013-0422 vulnerability. The malicious Java application, Exploit.Java.CVE-2013-0422.z, spreads via the infectious website called 'minjok.com', which turns out to be a news website in Korean and English languages including mainly political events around the Korean peninsula. The website is currently closed. The attackers added a single line in a page code displaying the latest news about Korea. This line of code pressed an attacked visitor's...

Backdoor.Win32.Agent.dboe is a backdoor Trojan that currently is used for manually-directed attacks against potentially valuable PCs, with Backdoor.Win32.Agent.dboe's distribution using compromised websites related to Asian politics (such as a Korean news site or a Chinese political activism forum). While normal PC users are unlikely to be of interest to the criminals holding Backdoor.Win32.Agent.dboe's strings, Backdoor.Win32.Agent.dboe still is capable of circumventing your online security, installing other malware automatically and avoiding the most basic means of detection. As is...

Adware.agent.nnp is adware that gathers information of a victim's browsing and other computer related habits. Adware.agent.nnp displays pop-up advetisements based on collected data of the targeted PC user. Adware.agent.nnp may also take over the hijacked Internet browser, which may result in unwanted redirects to suspicious websites. Adware.agent.nnp may come bundled with other threats, such as Funmoods (PUP).

Trojan horse IRC/BackDoor.SdBot4.ADKD is a Trojan that lurks in default restricted area of the compromised PC. Trojan horse IRC/BackDoor.SdBot4.ADKD comes with system files. When a PC user runs a program and it doesn't have the security level authorized to delete and change system files, typically a message is displayed to the PC user that asks if such modifications are authorized by the person administrating the computer. Since Trojan horse IRC/BackDoor.SdBot4.ADKD is able to avoid this procedure, it is evident that its installation incorporates the violation of basic security regulations....

A new addition into the annals of Middle Eastern Police Trojans, the State of Qatar Ministry of Interior Virus is a CashU Virus variant that blocks your computer with a fraudulent police alert. This alert claims to have blocked your computer as a penalty for your online crimes, which supposedly merit a CashU fee. SpywareRemove.com malware experts stress that any money paid through the State of Qatar Ministry of Interior Virus's suggested methods actually makes its way to malware authors, rather than Qatar's Ministry of Interior. Since the State of Qatar Ministry of Interior Virus...

The 'Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' Virus is a new Police Trojan that's based on the CashU Virus family, further extending that PC threat's campaign of ransom attempts throughout the Middle East to the nation of Saudi Arabia. By creating a fake legal alert that covers your screen and includes such logo's as the emblem of the Saudia Arabian police, the 'Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' Virus terrorizes its victims into paying a fake legal fine by way of CashU. This fine actually is transferred to criminals, and the 'Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi...

TROJ_FAKEADB.US is a backdoor Trojan that installs a malicious Chrome add-on, with both of these PC threats receiving communications from remote servers that can be used for a variety of other attacks. The link to TROJ_FAKEADB.US is disguised as a fake update for Adobe Flash and is promoted through hijacked Facebook accounts, which disguise their links as links to a page that supposedly has nearly a hundred million 'Likes,' as per the Facebook tagging system. Given the all-too-typical infection methods used to install TROJ_FAKEADB.US, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend all the...

A newer variant of the Gozi Trojan , a malware threat known for pilfering online banking data, was discovered to infect a computer's Master Boot Record (MBR) through rootkit components. Gozi is a mischievous Trojan known for its abilities to steal confidential information. mostly consisting of banking account credentials. The recent discover, made by security firm Trusteer, has found a newer variant of the Gozi banking malware that infects the Master Boot Record of an infected computer so it may hide from detection and survive re-installations of operating systems. The infection...

Cybercrooks have created a fake SourceForge site called sourceforgechile.net to serve up cocktails of fresh malware downloads exploiting those who may mistake the site for the legitimate SourceForge.net site. SourceForge (SourceForge.net) has become a household name for those looking for downloading open source applications and files from the Internet. SourceForge is the go-to site for some who look to obtain open source games and applications ranging from communications apps to administration to development programs. It is a unfortunate commonality for hackers to exploit such sources...

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye is a prominent variant of the all-too-infamous Zeus Trojan, a multiple component PC threat that includes both traits of spyware and backdoor Trojans. As seems to be the inclination nowadays, Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye is distributed via spam e-mail messages, with the messages designed to look like notifications about your mobile phone account's balance. Since Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye is distributed as a ZIP-archived attachment, a little common sense should be all that's needed to figure out that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye actually isn't a report from a mobile...

Backdoor.Matsnu.B is a backdoor Trojan that opens a back door on the targeted computer. When Backdoor.Matsnu.B is executed, it copies itself as one of the potentially malicious files. Backdoor.Matsnu.B creates the registry entries so that it can run automatically every time Windows boots. Backdoor.Matsnu.B connects to one of the web addresses and waits for commands from the remote attacker. Backdoor.Matsnu.B downloads and executes files; updates the list of web addresses; updates itself; deletes all files and folders in any hard drive found; and overwrites the first 10,000 bytes in fixed...

Backdoor.Mudsy is a backdoor Trojan that opens a back door on the corrupted PC. Backdoor.Mudsy is usually downloaded by a specially crafted RTF document which exploits the Microsoft Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0158). When executed, Backdoor.Mudsy creates the potentially malicious files on the infected computer system. The document.doc file added by Backdoor.Mudsy is not malicious. Backdoor.Mudsy creates the registry entries so that it can run automatically every time Windows is started. Backdoor.Mudsy connects to port 8081 on the...

Troj/ExpJS-II is an online PC threat that's often seen as a component of RedKit Exploit Kit attacks, which attempt to automatically download and install malware onto your PC by exploiting software vulnerabilities – in the case of Troj/ExpJS-II, including JavaScript-based ones. In keeping with strategies that SpywareRemove.com malware experts saw in previous RedKit attacks, currently, Troj/ExpJS-II is disguised as part of the content of a news video site, with lures to the site placed in e-mail messages themed after the Waco fertilizer plant explosion. To prevent Troj/ExpJS-II from having...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware is a Police Ransomware Trojan that attacks PCs based in Jordan by displaying fake police alerts. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware's pop-ups accuse you of using your computer for illegal activities and ask you to pay a fine before the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware will allow you to regain access to your desktop and any other applications. Despite its pretensions, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware isn't a real tool of Jordan's police force, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly warn against paying the Hashemite...

The CashU Virus is the Middle Eastern branch of a family of Police Ransomware Trojans that have terrorized every continent of the globe, with an especial emphasis on Europe and various first-world countries. Other than being distinguished by its ransom payment preference of CashU (as opposed to Ukash, Paysafecard and other methods preferred by different branches of this family), the CashU Virus is identical to past examples of similar PC threats and attempts to lock your computer with a fake legal excuse about your supposedly criminal online activities. The CashU Virus designs its...