Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje

Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje is a Trojan that installs other malicious programs on your PC and infects additional PCs by copying itself to portable file locations. Since the exact types of attacks that Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje uses can change depending on its instructions, any given Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infection is capable of installing private info-stealing spyware, fake security programs, remote attack-enabling RATs and a variety of other harmful programs. Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje will launch itself without your consent and will try to remain hidden while Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje downloads and installs these other programs, so you should trust good anti-malware products to detect and remove Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infections.

Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje, the Flexible Trojan with Adaptive Threats

Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje is capable of installing an effectively infinite range of harmful programs, since its instructions allow Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje to download any file that's hosted on certain remote servers. This same function also lets Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje update itself and add extra functions, which allows different Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infections to be considerably dissimilar in their characteristics. Some probable Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje-related infections (also known as 'payloads) include:

• Spyware, such as keyloggers or other forms of information-recording programs. These programs operate in the background, record your information to log files and then send those logs to criminals.
• Rogue security programs such as Avast Enhanced Protection Mode. Rogue security applications will pretend to be legitimate security software or additional functions for preexisting software. Most rogue security software infections will attempt to attack your computer's security or steal credit card information.
• Other Trojans, such as Trojan.Win32.Agent or Trojan.Win32.Pasmu.gv

Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje: More Than Just a Trojan

Besides its Trojan features, our SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have also seen Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje using worm-based traits to spread to other computers. Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje has been seen copying its files to removable drives, such as USB drive devices, that can automatically infect other PCs by exploiting Autorun.inf vulnerabilities.

These copies of Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje may not be visible, since many worms will conceal their files with Hidden or System attributes and may even disable your ability to view such files at all. Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje's other activities may be easier to detect, since not all Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infections use rootkit techniques. A Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infection without rootkit properties may leave visible memory processes that can be seen in Task Manager (such as the msuwarn.exe process). However, it bears stressing that some Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje infections have also been seen hooking themselves into normal system processes; in this case, you will not see Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje in a memory process-viewing utility.

Most worryingly, our SpywareRemove.com research team has also caught Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje disabling Safe Mode by altering Registry-stored settings. If Safe Mode is disabled and you need to access it to shut down Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje, consider using an external device's help, such as a CD or an USB drive, to reboot your computer.

Trojan.Win32.Scar.dgje can also be identified with various aliases, including Mal/EncPk-MX, Worm:Win32/Verst.A, P2P-Worm.Win32.Palevo, BackDoor.Pushnik.9 and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT.