Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at

Posted: October 27, 2011

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	95

First Seen:	October 27, 2011
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at is a backdoor Trojan that allows criminals to use the infected PC for spam bot attacks. Although Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at infections can be acquired through multiple methods, the most recent string of Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at proliferation attacks attached Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at as a file to spam e-mail messages. If you've come into contact with an untrustworthy e-mail file attachment, your PC may be infected by Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at, which can cause system instability and negative changes to your computer's security. SpywareRemove.com malware experts advise you to detect and remove Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at infections with appropriate anti-malware software, although updates to any given security program's threat definition database may be required.

Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at - an Untrustworthy Doctor That Spreads Its Own Brand of PC Illness

Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at is distributed via fake pharmaceutical e-mail messages that prey on the fears of those with poor healthcare to make it sound as though medicines to cure their woes are just a few clicks away from them. Although SpywareRemove.com malware analysts haven't found Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at targeting specific e-mail users, you're somewhat more likely to experience a Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at e-mail, if you live in the United States, United Kingdom, India or Russia (the four countries that are most-commonly attacked by malicious e-mail file attachments). Besides being distributed as a form of e-mail spam, Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at will also spread more spam by using the resources of any PC that Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at infects.

Although Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at tries to avoid your attention and conceals its actions as much as possible, you may notice Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at by watching for symptoms like the ones noted here:

Poor system stability, including delay in input responsiveness, poor software performance and low RAM messages.
The presence of unrecognized processes in Windows Task Manager.
Changes to your networking settings or Windows Firewall that allow unauthorized traffic to ignore your computer's online security.

The Right Way to Handle This E-mailing Fraud

Because Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at represents an incredible risk to your computer's security, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts strongly encourage you to use a trustworthy anti-malware program to deal with Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at with extreme prejudice. Failure to do so can result in a loss of passwords and other forms of private information, blocked software and the installation of other forms of harmful programs (including fake security programs, worms or viruses). Deleting a Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at infection manually, although possible, does run a risk of harming Windows, if not performed by an PC security expert.

Recent Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at e-mail attacks took place in September of 2011, and if your anti-malware program is using a threat database that's older than that date, you may need to update your scanner, before it can detect and delete Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at. Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at may also be detected by other names, including TROJ_FAKEAV.SMES, FakeAlert-SecurityTool.u, Rogue:Win32/Winwebsec, Mal/FakeAV-DO, Generic19.CKWJ, Trojan.WinWebSec.Gen!Pac.18, Win32/Kryptik.HYN Trojan, Win32:FakeAlert-SI, Gen:Variant.Kazy.2738 and W32/FakeAV.ABAR.

Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at

Threat Metric

Trojan.Win32.FraudST.at - an Untrustworthy Doctor That Spreads Its Own Brand of PC Illness

The Right Way to Handle This E-mailing Fraud

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