Heur trojan-dropper.script.generic

Posted: August 13, 2012

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	77

First Seen:	August 13, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic is a general label for a PC threat that's used to install a predetermined payload onto your computer – in most cases, some form of malicious software, such as a banking Trojan, browser hijacker or rootkit. Script-based PC threats like Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic usually are encountered during unintentional contact with malicious or hacked websites, which can run Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic and similar scripts without your consent or visible signs of the attack. Because Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic is a generic identification that can apply to different types of Trojan droppers, the exact consequences of a Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attack may be different from one instance to the next one, although SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you use both browser security features and anti-malware products as appropriate to block Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks or delete Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic payloads.

Why a Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic Attack, No Matter How Vague, Always Means a Problem

Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic is a script-based attack that's heuristically-detected to include attributes that are traditional for Trojan droppers, such as downloading files onto your PC without your consent. These downloads may also launch the file in question automatically, which can allow various types of malicious software to be installed immediately and undetectably. Because Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic isn't a specific, individual type of Trojan, the files that Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic can place on your PC may be anything from high-level spyware to low-level adware infections, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers always recommend scanning your computer after contact with a potential Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attack.

Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks, as scripts, may use PHP, JavaScript and similar website exploits for their attacks. In some cases, you may be able to disable the exploits that Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks use (for example, by changing your browser's settings to disable JavaScript by default), although there always remains the possibility of Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic using a 'zero-day' unidentified exploit to attack your computer via your browser. Incidental visits to malicious sites or sites that have been compromised in hacker attacks account for the majority of Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic-related incidents, although SpywareRemove.com malware experts have also seen cases where spam e-mail downloads have been used to open web addresses that host Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic.

Catching Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic Before It Gets the Better of Your Computer

The majority of Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks show a minimum of symptoms, although particularly-intricate attacks may open unrelated web page content to distract victims from the real attack taking place. Ordinarily, browser security features and protection via anti-malware programs can be your only means of noticing Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks before they achieve their goal. Files that are dropped onto your PC by way of Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks are often randomly-named and may be, themselves, deleted after they've installed their own payload.

Because Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic and similar drive-by-download attacks (such as the infamous Blackhole Exploit Kit misadventures) are some of the most prominent methods of malicious software distribution today, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts recommend that you use overall strong browser and anti-malware security to thwart Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic attacks. However, above all else, staying far from sites that are noted for hosting harmful content should be your best means of defense against launching Heur Trojan-dropper.script.generic unintentionally.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Attention Suspicious software activity is detected by Heur trojan-dropper.script.generic on your computer. Please start system files scanning for details.
2	Warning! Name: taskmgr.exe Name: C:WINDOWStaskmgr.exe