Trojan.Hosts.6815

Posted: April 5, 2013

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.

Ranking:	7,567
Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	4,846

First Seen:	April 5, 2013
Last Seen:	October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

A particularly prominent form of browser hijacker since early 2013, Trojan.Hosts.6815 remaps your DNS settings in negative ways, allowing Trojan.Hosts.6815 to redirect you from popular sites towards completely unrelated ones. Trojan.Hosts.6815's attacks may be used to infect your PC (by forcing your browser to load content that's responsible for drive-by-downloads like the Blackhole Exploit Kits) or simply as a form of illegal revenue generation for Pay-Per-Click websites and advertisements. Trojan.Hosts.6815's favorite infection vectors often include safe websites that are hacked and forced to host drive-by-download content; as a natural consequence, SpywareRemove.com malware experts find both web browser security features and anti-malware software useful for blocking Trojan.Hosts.6815, detecting Trojan.Hosts.6815 or, when it's called for, deleting Trojan.Hosts.6815.

Trojan.Hosts.6815: a Bad Break from Seemingly Safe Sites

The Trojan.Hosts family of browser hijackers, PC threats that specialize in harmful Hosts file changes, have been on a noticeable rise lately, with Trojan.Hosts.6815 at the forefront of the wave. General trends in the distribution habits for Trojan.Hosts.6815 and other Trojan.Hosts Trojans have been monitored by SpywareRemove.com malware experts, with the most major avenues of infection outlined here:

Websites that have been hacked and forced to host installation routines for Trojan.Hosts.6815 form the backbone of Trojan.Hosts.6815's distribution vectors. These attacks may install Trojan.Hosts.6815 without any obvious evidence of the act, and website administrators are encouraged to monitor their site's content closely for unauthorized script insertions. Disabling exploitable browser features, possessing anti-malware programs with web-protection functions and updating your software in general all can be protective actions against these drive-by-downloads.
Trojan.Hosts.6815 also may be linked to the presence of other Trojans, including Trojan downloaders, Trojan droppers and backdoor Trojans – all of which could install Trojan.Hosts.6815 automatically. These multiple-threat infections are likely to include other payloads besides Trojan.Hosts.6815, and thorough anti-malware scans may be necessary to detect all PC threats linked to Trojan.Hosts.6815's presence.

When the New Year Brings New Versions of Old Threats

As a browser hijacker that redirects your browser to various websites without getting your permission beforehand, Trojan.Hosts.6815 is not particularly remarkable in terms of its attack functions. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts do warn that Trojan.Hosts.6815, unlike a plugin-based browser hijacker, can't be thwarted by making any changes to your browser. Although Trojan.Hosts.6815's attacks target various web browsers, the settings changes Trojan.Hosts.6815 creates are based on the Hosts file, a basic component of your operating system that must be reverted to normal before Trojan.Hosts.6815's hijacks will stop.

Infection numbers for Trojan.Hosts.6815 and its close relatives have been waxing and waning notably throughout this year, but current trends point to Trojan.Hosts.6815 being on an incline again. With well over five thousand PCs being infected daily, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend any security measures necessary for preventing Trojan.Hosts.6815 from spreading to your computer, too. If you see browser hijacks that appear to be indicative of a Trojan.Hosts.6815 infection, anti-malware software should be employed promptly to remove Trojan.Hosts.6815 and its settings changes with as little trouble as possible.

Trojan.Hosts.6815

Threat Metric

Trojan.Hosts.6815: a Bad Break from Seemingly Safe Sites

When the New Year Brings New Versions of Old Threats

Leave a Reply