W32.Priter

W32.Priter is a virus that infects various files and opens a backdoor on your PC – a security vulnerability that criminals can exploit to gain control over the infected system and launch other attacks. Although W32.Priter's current level of distribution is low, the attacks that W32.Priter is capable of launching should be considered significant violations of your computer's privacy and safety, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage you to use anti-malware products to uproot W32.Priter once you suspect a W32.Priter infection. W32.Priter is especially likely to infect executable files and, once cemented on your computer, may delete files, stop programs arbitrarily, capture screenshots and engage in other forms of spying and security-related attacks. Because W32.Priter is also a very newly-identified PC threat, your anti-malware products may require updates before they can detect and delete W32.Priter with perfect efficiency.

W32.Priter: An April Shower on Your PC Security

W32.Priter was widely detected by PC security companies in late April of 2012, and this fact (along with its ability to update itself and reconfigure its attacks) makes it recommended that you install any available updates for your anti-malware scanners before you try to detect or remove W32.Priter. As a virus, W32.Priter inserts its code into unrelated .exe files and will not display a separate file or memory process during its attacks. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts observe that you can be able to register W32.Priter indirectly due to its system resource usage and its default configuration of downloading other PC threats onto your computer. W32.Priter may also rename .exe-based PC threats to resemble already-present .doc files, which stresses the importance of using appropriate software to detect both W32.Priter and its payload.

W32.Priter has been confirmed to be operational in most versions of Windows (Windows 7 excepted), and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that W32.Priter is most likely to launch the following attacks after its installation:

• Creating a backdoor that allows W32.Priter to be reconfigured or for criminals to control your PC.
• Steal personal information, especially data that's related to local networks.
• Disable processes and their corresponding programs without your consent.
• Capture screenshots of your desktop display, which are then sent to a C&C server.
• Delete files.

How Even a Surreptitious Virus Like W32.Priter Can Be Exterminated

Besides its fairly dangerous payload, W32.Priter can also be reconfigured to use a different port connection or even to connect to different servers for instructions. Accordingly, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that, rather than sitting on a W32.Priter infection and potentially allowing it to worsen, you should delete W32.Priter with anti-malware software that can detect and remove its code without harming the inadvertent host files that W32.Priter has infected. Any system scans should also be thorough enough to detect other PC threats, since W32.Priter is also capable of installing other forms of harmful software automatically.

Once W32.Priter is removed from your computer, you should also consider taking steps to re-secure any potentially compromised accounts or login information that W32.Priter might have stolen in the meantime. Bank accounts, FTP software accounts and website logins are all often targeted by PC threats like W32.Priter, although SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that simply changing the relevant passwords is often enough to bring future attacks to a dead stop.

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