Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA

Posted: March 30, 2012

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Ranking:	13,233
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	2,431

First Seen:	March 30, 2012
Last Seen:	March 1, 2025
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA is a Trojan that infects Windows core system files (specifically, IPSec drivers) and is associated with disabled Internet applications. Although Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may block you from using your web browser or other Internet-related programs, Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA doesn't block the actual network, and deleting Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA by proper methods should allow you to regain complete access to the online world. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly warn against trying to delete Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA or its host file by yourself, since the files that Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA infects are critical for the proper performance of Windows and can damage your PC if they're removed. Instead of taking matters into your own hands, once you notice symptoms of a Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA infection, you should analyze your computer with competent anti-malware programs to find and remove all components of the associated PC threat. Making haste with this solution is advisable, since Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may also be accompanied by a ZeroAccess rootkit or other forms of harmful software that should be considered high-level threats to your computer's privacy and safety.

How Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA Makes Itself Cozy with Your Operating System

Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA is a PC threat that's designed to infect specific Windows components and can be injected by other PC threats (such as Trojan droppers or rootkits). Because Windows will malfunction without access to the drivers that Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA attacks, deleting Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA-infected files will always be the worst possible solution to a Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA infection. Under normal circumstances, Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA's files will launch themselves automatically as part of Windows, although SpywareRemove.com malware analysts note that they can be disabled from the Task Manager and equivalent memory-monitoring programs. As a newly-developed PC threat that has been reported predominantly in early March of 2012, Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may be undetectable by anti-malware programs that don't have adequately updated databases to identify and remove Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA.

Despite the secretive nature of its infection, Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA can usually be noticed by its payload, which typically consists of a blockade against various types of Internet-based applications, such as web browsers, e-mail clients and instant messengers. SpywareRemove.com malware analysts are pleased to mention that this attack doesn't cause permanent damage to any of the above programs, and can be fixed simply by deleting Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA with an adequate anti-malware program. Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may also block specialized security tools that could be used to remove Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA from your PC, although software that doesn't fall into one of these two categories can get away from Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA's attacks scot-free.

Programs that are blocked by Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may display the following error:

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

Differentiating Between a Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA and a Clean Driver

Leaving the symptoms noted above aside, Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA may also be indirectly identified by noting file size changes or unusual memory usage from your IPSec drivers. However, these changes can be minute, and since these drivers are also responsible for authentication and encryption of sensitive information that's transferred online, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you be absolutely certain that Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA is deleted before you use your PC for activities that involve passwords and other private information. Any system scan to remove Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA should also scan your complete PC to insure the removal of any related PC threats and malicious components that are likely to be installed with Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA.

Disabling Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA before you scan your computer is also recommended as a matter of general safety, although SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that this requires more extreme steps than simply booting into Safe Mode. Preferably, booting Windows from a removable drive that uses clean drivers will allow you to access and scan your PC without Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA disabling your software.

Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA

Threat Metric

How Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA Makes Itself Cozy with Your Operating System

Differentiating Between a Trojan horse Agent_r.BCA and a Clean Driver

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