Elf 1.0

Elf 1.0 is a RAT or Remote Administration Tool that can be used to allow criminals to take over your PC from a remote location. Remote attacks that are empowered by Elf 1.0 may install other PC threats, steal information, alter system settings in a negative way or force your PC to be recruited into a DDoS botnet. Although Elf 1.0, by itself, has limited functionality and isn't even able to launch its server automatically, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that upgrades to Elf 1.0 (including potential auto-start functions) are simple to add and that Elf 1.0 may also be included as just one piece of a more comprehensive and powerful RAT or Trojan. Due to the fact that Elf 1.0 will show very few symptoms of its presence, it's recommended that you use anti-malware scanners to detect and remove Elf 1.0, as well as any related PC threats that may have come with Elf 1.0.

Elf 1.0 – More Frightful than Fey for Your PC

Elf 1.0 is distributed on a variety of questionable software websites, but in most cases, you'll never encounter Elf 1.0 until Elf 1.0 is forcibly-installed on your PC by a Trojan backdoor, Trojan dropper or another type of RAT. As a RAT, Elf 1.0 creates a server on your computer that can serve as a platform for additional attacks by remote criminals. Even though Elf 1.0 has limited functionality (and a negligible 5.5k file size to go along with it), configuration instructions, updates and direct intervention by hackers can allow Elf 1.0 to be used to create a wide range of issues for your computer, including:

• Loss of personal information, such as passwords, account names or e-mail addresses due to the presence of spyware.
• Loss of control over your security settings, such as exceptions that are made for your firewall.
• An inability to run security and anti-malware programs.
• The presence of rogue anti-malware programs that launch fake infection warnings.
• Web browser redirects that force your browser to load malicious websites.

SpywareRemove.com malware analysts also note that Elf 1.0 can easily be changed to launch itself automatically even if Elf 1.0 lacks this feature by default – thanks to its creator helpfully-providing instructions on how to add a startup function that can operate without your consent.

Shaving This Pointy-Eared RAT Down to Size

Along with its inherently-flexible nature, Elf 1.0 is also likely to be installed alongside other RATs, backdoor Trojans, Trojan droppers or rootkits. These PC threats may also have few visible signs of their presence but, nonetheless, present a high-level threat to your computer's security and privacy. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend, for this reason, that you scan the entirety of your PC as soon as you suspect the presence of Elf 1.0 or an Elf 1.0-affiliated PC threat.

Elf 1.0 was first made in 2001 and, in its baseline version, doesn't require recent threat databases to be identified. However, variants of Elf 1.0 with additional functions may need to be identified by anti-malware scanners that have had their databases updated to their most recent versions.