Zlob-x.a
Posted: March 19, 2008
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% 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: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 59 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Zlob-x.a is a nasty Trojan that may download and install the notorious IE Defender onto your computer and generate misleading threat reports in search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN in order to scare you into purchasing fake anti-spyware applications. Zlob-x.a may compromise your computer bundled with corrupt video codecs. As soon as Zlob-x.a is inside your machine, it will modify the Registry to make sure it will load with every Windows boot. Zlob-x.a will wait for remote connections to download and install additional parasites (like the mentioned IE Defender) onto your computer without your consent and approval. It is strongly recommended to eliminate Zlob-x.a from your computer upon detection.
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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:iesplugin.dll
File name: iesplugin.dllSize: 26.11 KB (26112 bytes)
MD5: 40cc0401ec21e4d1fa869d4568469d0e
Detection count: 16
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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