Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax.kgw
Posted: September 9, 2011
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Threat Level: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 32 |
First Seen: | September 9, 2011 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax.kgw is a malicious Trojan which enables remote cyber-criminals to get access to the affected computer system. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax.kgw takes over precious system resources and tracks your Internet habits to record and/or steal your confidential information. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax.kgw creates pop-up advertisements to disturb PC users every minute and load numerous malicious files to the PC system without its victim's permission or knowledge. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax.kgw and other malware infections related to it may record and reset your account settings or change your default homepage to a different one, which sometimes cannot be changed back.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:Install.exe
File name: Install.exeSize: 1.09 MB (1093120 bytes)
MD5: efd2cf3fe2e00bb7cfa7c8bb1bc85e6c
Detection count: 67
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 10, 2011
Install.exe
File name: Install.exeSize: 1.09 MB (1095168 bytes)
MD5: d57cabbf598ff1d87bf6f62fa8629886
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 10, 2011
Install.exe
File name: Install.exeSize: 2.11 MB (2118656 bytes)
MD5: 3b3817e76eea34093202b28b7421f572
Detection count: 65
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 10, 2011
Install.exe
File name: Install.exeSize: 1.05 MB (1052013 bytes)
MD5: 6f3521a074a1a15c508164929733e850
Detection count: 64
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 10, 2011
Install.exe
File name: Install.exeSize: 1.05 MB (1052522 bytes)
MD5: 24e59c7dac95ca6dcf565cb72e298ed2
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 10, 2011
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