Backdoor.NoteBot

Posted: August 30, 2017

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:	6/10
Infected PCs:	28

First Seen:	August 30, 2017
Last Seen:	April 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Backdoor.NoteBot is a detection used to describe a backdoor Trojan, which may infiltrate a computer silently, and then proceed to carry out stealthy and harmful operations whose end-goal is to exfiltrate information from the computer of a target. In addition to being able to collect certain data, backdoor Trojans like this one also may be able to execute commands on the victim's machine, as well as to update themselves or download additional threats. As you can probably guess, a stealthy application that is able to do all of this is certainly not something you want to have to deal with. However, users who don't have a reliable anti-malware protection in place may never find out that Backdoor.NoteBot is active on their computers since this threat does not have any impact on the computer's ability to function and perform.

It is likely that users can end up being infected with Backdoor.NoteBot when they browse low-quality websites, which are associated with the distribution of dubious files – adult content, pirated software, game cracks, hacking tools, etc. The only way to make sure that you'll never have to deal with Backdoor.NoteBot is to use a credible anti-malware application, which will make sure that all incoming files are free of threats. Failing to protect your system might expose it to threats far more powerful than this backdoor Trojan.

To disguise itself, Backdoor.NoteBot may run under an entirely random process name, or it also may hijack the names used by some legitimate Windows services and popular software products. In addition to this, backdoor Trojans also may tamper with the Windows Registry to create entries whose purpose is to guarantee that Backdoor.NoteBot will continue to operate even after the computer has been restarted.

Backdoor.NoteBot

Threat Metric

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