Downloader.Generic14.HTD

Posted: February 16, 2015

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Threat Level:	7/10
Infected PCs:	60,770

First Seen:	February 17, 2015
Last Seen:	January 17, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Downloader.Generic14.HTD is a Trojan that exhibits a behavior characteristic of its downloading and installing unwanted or threatening software. Most of the common variants of Downloader.Generic14.HTD Trojans display behaviors such as concealing their primary files in a temporary file folder or generating excessive memory processes (with a corresponding drop in your system performance). Since Downloader.Generic14.HTD may be linked to the presence of other threats, malware researchers recommend using in-depth anti-malware solutions to remove Downloader.Generic14.HTD and any other threats that may have a relationship with its attacks.

Downloader.Generic14.HTD: a New Peak in Memory Problems

Downloader.Generic14.HTD is a heuristic classification for a program that may download other software or files automatically, often to the detriment of your PC's safety. While Downloader.Generic14.HTD may encompass a variety of threatening and unwanted programs, malware experts often identify Downloader.Generic14.HTD as using semi-random, non-descriptive file names, such as db29.exe, n07MVeR1.exe, or Tkp17K4r.exe. Most versions of Downloader.Generic14.HTD are traced to the Windows\Temp folder (or equivalent for your version of Windows), although Downloader.Generic14.HTD isn't an ordinary, temporary system file.

Downloader.Generic14.HTD often only is detected from its presence in your Windows memory processes under one of the above names, or when its activities cause unusual performance problems. By default, typical Downloader.Generic14.HTD Trojans will launch themselves automatically and generate repeated memory instances of themselves, which it may use for activities such as creating pop-ups, sending spam or conducting advertising traffic fraud. Although the infected PC is not always the target of Downloader.Generic14.HTD's attacks, they may cause slowdowns or cause other programs to crash incidentally.

Possibly due to its typical file location, Downloader.Generic14.HTD frequently is identified as a component of Adpeak, an adware program. Like other Trojan downloaders, Downloader.Generic14.HTD may be used to update files associated with adware, although the symptoms malware experts have examined so far don't correspond to those of a simple PUP. Until determined otherwise, Downloader.Generic14.HTD should be treated as a possible infection by threatening software, instead of the presence of an unwanted but harmless program.

Taking a Specific Route to Get Rid of a Generic Trojan

Along with this Trojan's inherent traits, malware experts also warn that Downloader.Generic14.HTD rarely is found without other threats associated with it. These threats may be installed by Downloader.Generic14.HTD or may be responsible for Downloader.Generic14.HTD's original installation. In either case, prolonged inattention to a Downloader.Generic14.HTD infection may result in other issues against your PC not covered in this article, such as being linked to a botnet or suffering from backdoor attacks.

Downloader.Generic14.HTD Trojans may be reinstalled by related threats and may use various methods to block their deletion (such as requiring admin account privileges to access its file). To prevent these characteristics from averting a proper disinfection, you should restart in Safe Mode, or through a safe USB device, and use all appropriate system-scanning features from your updated anti-malware products. As noted earlier, while some software may confuse Downloader.Generic14.HTD for AdPeak, you still should remove Downloader.Generic14.HTD, like any Trojan, with anti-malware tools that can identify Downloader.Generic14.HTD as a potential threat.

Downloader.Generic14.HTD

Threat Metric

Downloader.Generic14.HTD: a New Peak in Memory Problems

Taking a Specific Route to Get Rid of a Generic Trojan

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