Worm.Win32.Agent.adz

Worm.Win32.Agent.adz is a worm that modifies native Windows files without permission and uses network-shared resources and email programs to infect new computers. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have observed a behavior in Worm.Win32.Agent.adz indicative of enabling further hostile actions, such as opening security backdoors in your PC or installing other types of malicious programs, such as keyloggers or viruses. Since Worm.Win32.Agent.adz will show few to no signs of being on your computer, the use of a reliable anti-malware application is advised, to find and remove Worm.Win32.Agent.adz before any real harm is done to your PC.

How Worm.Win32.Agent.adz Makes Too Easy to Send Dangerous Email Messages

Although many worms, such as Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.iap are able to reproduce via email messages, Worm.Win32.Agent.adz has been seen using a somewhat original technique for the job. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have observed Worm.Win32.Agent.adz altering email templates for Microsoft Outlook, a default email client that's included in Windows. These alterations may not be obvious to you, but recipients of your email messages may be subjected to malicious links and file attachments that infect them with Worm.Win32.Agent.adz or other PC threats.

Another and more typical reproduction method that Worm.Win32.Agent.adz has been noted as capable of using is exploitation of local networks. Like all worms, Worm.Win32.Agent.adz can copy itself, and hidden copies of Worm.Win32.Agent.adz can install themselves onto any computer that accesses a network-shared folder on an infected PC.

Pay attention to any unusual files in such folders, especially if they're hidden with Hidden or System attributes, and to the presence of Autorun files that can be exploited to let malware like Worm.Win32.Agent.adz install itself. If you find yourself unable to access your file-viewing settings to view such files, chances are high that you've been infected by Worm.Win32.Agent.adz or another attacker that uses similar concealment tactics.

Why You Want Worm.Win32.Agent.adz Out of Outlook and Off of Your Computer

Unfortunately, infecting your Outlook email messages isn't enough for Worm.Win32.Agent.adz, which may be used as the platform for other malicious attacks in the following manner:

• Worm.Win32.Agent.adz will attempt to make contact with remote servers via network ports. If necessary, Worm.Win32.Agent.adz may even change your port or firewall settings to allow this contact to take place.
• After receiving information, instructions or files from remote servers, Worm.Win32.Agent.adz may be turned into a stepping stone for remote attacks that take over your PC. Criminals may use Worm.Win32.Agent.adz to install Remote Administration Tools or other utilities that allow them to control your computer and destroy files, steal private information or recruit the PC into a botnet.
• Worm.Win32.Agent.adz may also install other PC threats onto your computer, including Trojans like Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert or rogue security programs like Alfa Defender Pro. The installation procedure may take place invisibly or create fake warning messages that trick you into believing that the installed program isn't malicious.

Deleting self-reproducing malware like Worm.Win32.Agent.adz by hand is infeasible; SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest the use of a competent security program to remove Worm.Win32.Agent.adz regardless of how many copies are on your PC.