IDP.Trojan

Posted: August 20, 2012

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	83

First Seen:	August 20, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

IDP.Trojan is a generic detection for a Trojan that often displays downloader, spyware, browser hijacker or spambot-related characteristics. Because IDP.Trojan can apply to many different variants of PC threats, IDP.Trojan should be identified and removed by anti-malware programs in lieu of attempting to detect, isolate and delete IDP.Trojan yourself. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have also noted recent occurrences of false positives regarding IDP.Trojan that will label a harmless file as IDP.Trojan – however, all confirmed incidents of such fake alerts can be resolved by keeping your anti-malware software updated therefore it can apply the correct definitions. If you have any cause to suspect that your PC is infected by an IDP.Trojan, it's encouraged for you to take immediate action, since IDP.Trojan is often seen with other PC threats and frequently is capable of high-level attacks against security features.

The Whirlwind of Troubles That IDP.Trojan Can Toss Your Way

IDP.Trojan is applied to a large range of Trojans that exhibit some similar characteristics along with a colorful variety of different payloads. The presence of numerous variants doesn't appear to have hindered IDP.Trojan's propagation significantly, since SpywareRemove.com malware researcher team has noted many IDP.Trojan attacks throughout this year. Symptoms of IDP.Trojan may not always be evident but can include:

Browser redirects to malicious websites from your homepage or popular social networking/search sites.
Poor OS performance due to botnet-related functions that IDP.Trojan performs as a background memory process. These functions may include automated e-mail spam and other means of propagation for IDP.Trojan and related malware.
The installation of banking Trojans that may use various methods to steal private information, such as redirects to phishing sites, alterations to web content for normally-safe sites or monitoring of any information that's submitted via web forms.

Naturally, all of these variants of IDP.Trojan are considered extremely malicious, and SpywareRemove.com malware analysts always recommend deleting IDP.Trojan once you can access anti-malware programs that are capable of it. You may also need to boot your PC in Safe Mode or boot an uninfected operating system from a removable media drive before IDP.Trojan can be deleted.

When IDP.Trojan Turns Out to Be an Illusory Concern

IDP.Trojan has also been confirmed as a common false positive for the AVG brand of anti-malware software. This error affects AVG software version '2437/5105' and earlier, although versions that are updated since that point should be corrected. This false positive flags an innocent TMP (temporary) Internet settings-related file as an IDP.Trojan, and fails to remove IDP.Trojan after each attempted quarantine.

The above file shouldn't be considered harmful to your computer, although SpywareRemove.com malware analysts warn that you should be cautious to avoid ignoring any IDP.Trojan alert as a false positive, due to the potential danger level of a genuine IDP.Trojan attack – particularly since multiple variants of IDP.Trojan Trojans are still in active distribution as of the time of this article's writing.

IDP.Trojan

Threat Metric

The Whirlwind of Troubles That IDP.Trojan Can Toss Your Way

When IDP.Trojan Turns Out to Be an Illusory Concern

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