Banload Trojan

Banload Trojan is a subgroup of Trojans that install other types of harmful software, particularly spyware that steal bank-related information. Although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found the potential threat to privacy inherent in a Banload Trojan infection to be potentially severe, symptoms from Banload Trojan itself can be minimal or nonexistent. Since Banload Trojan's spyware may be just as difficult to detect, you should use powerful anti-malware products to find and remove Banload Trojan and related PC threats before serious harm is incurred.

What Exposure to Banload Trojan Means for Your PC

Banload Trojan may be encountered through fake software updates, links in spam email or by scripts that are embedded in hostile advertisements or websites. Because Banload Trojan has many variants, potential infection routes can vary, and Banload Trojan may even be detected by many different variations on its name, such as TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.MS, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.UQ, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.ABC, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.YU and TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload.WK. However, in all cases of Banload Trojan attacks that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have analyzed, Banload Trojan has always been a dropper Trojan that installed spyware, other Trojans and similar forms of PC threats.

Although highly-visible symptoms of Banload Trojan infections are unlikely to appear, you may be able to note the following issues that tend to occur with dropper Trojan infections:

• Changed network settings, particularly with regards to your ports and your firewall. Banload Trojan and other Trojans often change these settings to allow them to download harmful files.
• Unusual memory processes or exceptional resource usage. Trojans like Banload Trojan are active near-constantly, and the memory usage that their attacks require can be seen in Task Manager. This may also cause system slowdown or inaccurate recognition for interface input (such as mouse clicks or typing).
• An inability to use various programs, especially security-related ones or baseline Windows utilities (such as Task Manager, Registry Editor, MSConfig or Windows Update). Banload Trojan may block your access to these applications to make it difficult to delete Banload Trojan from your PC or detect its activities.

Getting to the Bottom of What Banload Trojan Wants from Your Computer

Banload Trojan, like other dropper Trojans that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have analyzed (examples of similar Trojans from other families include Trojan.FraudPack.Gen, Trojan.Win32.Vaklik.ljd, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Bancos and Trojan Downloader.mb), can be configured to install a wide range of different malware threats. Possible Banload Trojan payloads can include, but aren't limited to:

• Keyloggers that record keyboard input, as well as other forms of spyware. Spyware that's installed by Banload Trojan may take screenshots, record microphone sound, record webcam videos or even search through files on your PC for confidential information. The most common Banload Trojan payloads are Banker Trojans that steal passwords and equally private information from banking websites.
• Backdoor Trojans that create extremely insecure conditions on your PC. Besides spyware functions, another attack that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found to be closely-associated with Banload Trojan infections is an inability to use security-related software, such as Windows Update, Windows Firewall, Windows Task Manager or anti-virus scanners.
• Browser hijackers that redirect your browser to fraudulent websites. Hijacks can strike at any moment, but are especially common while you attempt to use a search engine. Websites that you're redirected to may be phishing websites (sites that imitate legitimate sites to gather private information, such as login credentials) or rogue security software sites that sell fraudulent products.

Although detecting Banload Trojan can be difficult, once Banload Trojan is found, you can delete Banload Trojan and its payloads by using an anti-malware program that's both competent and fully-updated.

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