Trojan.Autoit.wss

The Trojan.Autoit.wss malware is spread on low-quality software distribution platforms and fake update packages on suspicious sites. The Trojan.Autoit.wss malware may be enclosed in an executable file that features the logo of the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to avoid raising suspicion. The Autoit.wss malware is a Trojan that can inflict severe damages to your file system and introduce other threats such as CryptoLocker and Vgrabber. The Autoit.wss Trojan may edit your Windows Registry to start when users launch Yahoo Messenger and turn on their PCs.

Moreover, the Trojan.Autoit.wss malware might corrupt your Windows Registry, prevent its victims from starting the Windows Task Manager and may alter their proxy settings. The Trojan.Autoit.wss malware may inject code into Internet Explorer to communicate with its 'Command and Control' servers, diminish your browser performance and redirect you to harmful domains. The Autoit.wss Trojan may store its configuration settings in your Windows directory to evade detection and use DAT files to store downloaded threatening code to hide it from AV products. DAT files contain raw data, and Windows does not know how to open these files unless a specific program requires access to these DAT files and read them. That is why the Trojan.Autoit.wss malware can execute its operations covertly, and you need to use a reputable anti-malware utility to eliminate it.