Trojan.pirminay

Posted: September 27, 2012

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	14

First Seen:	April 25, 2011
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.pirminay is a family of Trojans that often include downloading functions to install other PC threats as well as the ability to display irrelevant (and potentially hazardous) pop-ups. While an actual Trojan.pirminay infection is a serious threat to your computer's security, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have also seen numerous cases of false positives for Trojan.pirminay. If you have updated your anti-malware programs and still receive Trojan.pirminay alerts, your computer may be infected, and its contents may be at risk of further attacks.

When Trojan.pirminay is the Beginning of Something Sinister

Trojan.pirminay includes many variants with minor differences in behavior and capabilities. However, Trojan.pirminay always is a security risk and usually is tasked with the installation of other types of malware with even more flexible attack functions than itself. As far as SpywareRemove.com malware research team has discerned, definitive traits of a Trojan derived from the Trojan.pirminay tend to include:

Advanced defensive functions (such as code injection attacks) that allow Trojan.pirminay to hide itself from both the user and some brands of resident security software.
Downloader functions. Trojan.pirminay can download, launch and install other files without your consent, and through these methods install an indefinite amount of other PC threats. These downloads aren't likely to show obvious symptoms.
Pop-ups advertisements. Trojan.pirminay can generate pop-ups with irrelevant content, pop-ups with phishing attacks, pop-ups that promote rogue security programs and other pop-up window-based hazards.
SpywareRemove.com malware experts have also noted that many variants of Trojan.pirminay take care to attack Microsoft-brand security programs (for example, the Malicious Software Removal Tool) and prevent them from being launched.

If you're prevented from using software that should be used to remove Trojan.pirminay, you should boot your PC in a way that stops Trojan.pirminay and related malware from being launched. Afterward, any updated anti-malware application should be able to find and get rid of Trojan.pirminay.

When Trojan.pirminay isn't a Start for Anything... Except a Prompt to Get Your Software Patched

Happily, not all Trojan.pirminay alerts are real; Trojan.pirminay can also be a false positive that's a result of a database error in an anti-malware or security program. Almost all of these errors can be fixed by updating your software's database, although some scenarios may require you to set your software to ignore the inaccurate Trojan.pirminay detection.

False positives that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found to be quite common in 2012 include false alerts for Trojan.pirminay in DirectX-associated files and printctrl.exe, which were caused by a now-outdated database in Malwarebytes anti-malware software. You should avoid deleting false positives for Trojan.pirminay, since this can damage your operating system or other programs without any benefit to your PC's security.

Trojan.pirminay

Threat Metric

When Trojan.pirminay is the Beginning of Something Sinister

When Trojan.pirminay isn't a Start for Anything... Except a Prompt to Get Your Software Patched

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