Downloader.Generic10.BDJ

Posted: December 15, 2014

Threat Metric

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Ranking:	16,489
Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	73

First Seen:	December 15, 2014
Last Seen:	February 7, 2025
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ is a heuristic detection for a Trojan that may download and install other files, particularly more threats. As a generic detection, Downloader.Generic10.BDJ may be more than one type of threat but is especially common as an identifier for variants of NetSky, a prominent e-mail worm. To compensate for the differences in individual Downloader.Generic10.BDJ payloads, you should assume that its presence could correspond to the involvement of other threats and attacks against your PC. Updated anti-malware software is the recommended solution for deleting Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and any additional types of threatening software.

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and the Threat Revolution that wasn't Televised

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ is applicable to a range of Trojans, worms and other threatening software that include threat-downloading capabilities. The most common alias for Downloader.Generic10.BDJ is as a variant of Netsky, a 2004 worm whose name references a plot point of the Terminator movie. Although Netsky's many variants (over twenty, at the last count) lack the sophistication of that film's robotic antagonists, they do include functions for self-distribution and a flexible capacity for other attacks.

Netsky variants of Downloader.Generic10.BDJ Trojans may compromise your e-mail address books, using them to distribute messages with installers for new copies of this worm. Unlike corporate targeted threat attacks, Netsky variants of Downloader.Generic10.BDJ eschew file attachments, and, instead, use an HTML vulnerability within Internet Explorer for installation. Malware experts can point out that, whatever one may feel about IE's security levels, Microsoft has issued a patch to correct the vulnerability most often exploited in this attack.

You may find both Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and Netsky worms in different variants, each with different, intended attacks and payloads. However, malware experts rate further compromises of an infected PC's security, along with the installation of other Trojans, as likely outcomes of any Downloader.Generic10.BDJ infection.

Putting Your Foot Down to a Generic Door-Opening Trojan

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ may be responsible for the presence of other threats and even advertising software, from Bugbear (a worm that installs information-stealing keyloggers) to a variety of browser toolbars. The symptoms of Downloader.Generic10.BDJ infections are equally variable, and your anti-malware tools should be used to determine the presence of Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and any other, unwanted applications. While removing Downloader.Generic10.BDJ with anti-malware tools of your preference, malware experts also would encourage you to avoid sharing removable devices, which are significant delivery vehicles exploited by worms. Local networks also should be monitored carefully for any possible compromises of secondary PCs.

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ is an extremely unusual example of threats that often has a long, robust lifespan. Although the majority of threats quickly are replaced by their superiors, Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and other Netsky variants are a decade old. This family of threats maintains a high level of distribution, which malware researchers find to be an unhappy statement on the Web browser security of most PC owners.

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ

Threat Metric

Downloader.Generic10.BDJ and the Threat Revolution that wasn't Televised

Putting Your Foot Down to a Generic Door-Opening Trojan

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