TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A

Posted: November 27, 2009

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Ranking:	16,742
Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	1,038

First Seen:	December 1, 2011
Last Seen:	September 29, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is a Trojan dropper that predominantly-attacks computers based in China and installs other forms of harmful software. TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is often noted alongside such PC threats as worms, backdoor Trojans and browser hijackers, and you should take appropriate precautions against all of these types of infections during suspected TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A attacks. Although many types of PC security products identified TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A as a PC threat in 2009, TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is still in circulation and can be dangerous to any PC that TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A infiltrates. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A with a particularly-broad level anti-malware system scan, since the presence of multiple types of hostile programs along with TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is almost a certainty.

TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A and Its Backups in Computer Crime

As a Trojan dropper, TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A can install other PC threats and may even be accompanied by them during its own installation. Also, known by its aliases Mal/Behav-321 and Mal/EncPk-CK, TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is noteworthy for preferring the company of relatively-specific types of harmful software. Top risks that accompany any TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A infection include:

The presence of backdoor Trojans and rootkits like Rootkit.QQHelp.Gen.2 and Rootkit.Agent!sd6. Rootkits will load themselves in a concealed manner, can infect normal system processes and can be used to create severe security holes on an infected PC.
The presence of worms like Worm:Win32/Dogkild.A!dll. SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that worms can create duplicates of themselves to avoid deletion and are particularly-difficult to remove by manual methods. Worm:Win32/Dogkild.A!dll may also infect computers that access an infected computer's network-shared folders or a shared hard drive device (this is typically-accomplished through hidden Autorun.inf file exploits).

As a result of its preferred partner applications, TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A and related PC threats can spread to new computers quickly and may allow criminals to remotely-access your PC. Malicious programs that are affiliated with TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A may also use browser redirect attacks by making changes to your Windows Hosts file.

What You Can Do to Treat TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A Like the Mangy Cur It Is

Since SpywareRemove.com malware research team has found that most recent TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A attacks have focused on Chinese computers, you may want to be cautious about possible TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A infections if your PC is based in that country. Although TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A, by itself, will not show obvious symptoms of being active, TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A should still be considered to be a high-level security risk due to its dropper functions, as well as its accompanying rootkits and worms.

After you remove TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A and related PC threats with a thorough system scan, you should also double-check your Hosts file to make sure that its settings have been restored to normal. An altered Hosts file is still capable of redirecting your web browser even if TrojanDropper:Win32/Dogkild.A is removed, and this can be a cause of password theft and other attacks against your PC.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%System%\drivers\pcidump.sys

File name: %System%\drivers\pcidump.sys
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Group: Malware file

%System%\a18467stva41a.dll

File name: %System%\a18467stva41a.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

%Windir%\def26500aab6334ccd.dll

File name: %Windir%\def26500aab6334ccd.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

c:\autorun.inf

File name: c:\autorun.inf
Mime Type: unknown/inf
Group: Malware file