Dogarat
Posted: April 27, 2015
Threat Metric
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: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 67 |
First Seen: | April 27, 2015 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Dogarat trojan is used by attackers to open a backdoor to compromised systems. Trojans like Dogarat are stand-alone malicious programs that can disrupt the operations of programs and networks, as well as steal data and log-in details. The Dogarat trojan is deployed as an attached file in spam emails and places its files in the Temp folder of Windows to avoid detection. An analysis by security researchers reveals that the Dogarat trojan opens TCP ports 443 and 8080 to connect to remote servers controlled by cyber criminals and download malware. The Dogarat trojan can download viruses, worms, other trojans and keyloggers that can link your PC to a botnet, use your system resources for DDoS attacks, steal your user credentials and files. Therefore, the Dogarat should not be taken lightly, and you are not advised to download files from insecure locations and click on links in spam emails. Users are advised to employ the services of a trusted anti-malware solution that can defend their OS from the Dogarat trojan.
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