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Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE

Posted: May 1, 2014

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 12
First Seen: May 1, 2014
Last Seen: September 11, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is a heuristic detection for software that may exhibit Trojan-like behavior, including disabling security features to allow third parties to access the system. Although Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE was seen most prominently in 2009, Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE does continue to be a threat to modern operating systems, and malware experts recommend removing Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE immediately. Due to the self-defenses that may be built into different variants of this threat, deleting Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE (and all other threats related to Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE) may require advanced anti-malware tools.

An Open Backdoor with Not-So-Generic Consequences

Backdoor Trojans may be the workhorses of the threat industry: they provide security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by many, other types of threatening software, ranging from minor browser hijackers up to Windows locker Trojans and ransomware. Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is a general detection for threatening software that has traits of a backdoor Trojan. As a result, specific Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE symptoms and attacks may be variable, or even undetectable. However, some of the most frequent Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE attacks malware experts have confirmed include the following characteristics:

  • Some variants of Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE detections are applicable for worms that create duplicates of their components in the Windows\System32 directory. Worms also are known for exploiting USB devices and local networks to infect other PCs, and isolating a Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE worm-infected PC is especially recommended.
  • Browser hijacks also may be seen with Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE, including redirects from popular search engines to potentially compromised websites.
  • Some particularly intrusive variants of Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE Trojans have ties to rogue anti-malware products, system cleaners and other scamware. Side effects of these subtypes of threats include blocked applications (such as security utilities, including the Task Manager), a modified desktop and recurring, fraudulent pop-up warnings.

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE usually is installed to Windows systems, and must be considered a possible high-level threat to your PC.

Closing Your Back Door Before Your PC Suffers for It

Previous paragraphs note many of the symptoms most often seen in Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE infections of various types. However, malware researchers also warn that any Trojan with backdoor functions – including many versions of the Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE Trojans – may cause attacks with few signs to view. These attacks may include keylogging (recording your typed information), capturing screenshots and other ways of collecting information. If your anti-malware software has removed Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE from a PC that has access to information, you should contemplate switching passwords and other security-related protocols, as appropriate.

Although the distribution methods for the Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE Trojans are as flexible as Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE, itself, they have a confirmed inclination towards some kinds of attacks. Practicing standardized safety guidelines about which sites you browse, scanning downloaded files and using good browser security are some of the most basic means by which malware analysts would recommend keeping Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE off of your computer.

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