Trojan Horse Generic29.DFS is a brand new threat detected from AVG antivirus program. It should be regarded as a risky Trojan that spreads through known software and security vulnerabilities. Being as a malicious Trojan, it also contains a rootkit function. With this advanced method, it can conceal itself and prevent itself from being removed by all kinds of antivirus programs.
While it is running, Trojan Horse Generic29.DFS will drop harmful files and make several changes on computer settings so that your PC will run out of order. It is getting slower and slower or even frozen all the time. This nasty virus also can infect and corrupt your registry, leaving your computer totally unsafe. It is known that Trojan is able to connect to a remote IRC server and forward the data to cyber criminals without a computer user’s awareness. Under such circumstance, hackers may control the compromised computer and gather sensitive data including user name and password. Sometimes, you may have a sea of unwanted pop up ads that are impossible to stop once infected by this Trojan. In conclusion, such malicious threat must be removed immediately once found.
1. It can download and install other threats like PCEU virus from a remote server without your permission.
2. It may redirect users to other malicious or suspicious website randomly.
3. It steals your privacy and compromises your security.
4. It displays lots of annoying commercial advertisements.
5. It can notably reduce your PC performance.
1. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
2. Open Registry entries. Find out the malicious files and entries and then delete all.
Attention: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
a. Press the “Start” button and then choose the option “Run”. In the “Open” field, type “regedit” and click the “OK” button.
b. All malicious files and registry entries that should be deleted:
%AllUsersProfile%\[random]
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\[random]
%AppData%\Local\[random].exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”
As mentioned above, all the users must know about how dangerous the virus is. Besides those visible bad behaviors, it still involves more potential threats that may ruin your system. Have you tried a lot of anti-virus programs but still with no luck to get rid of it? Do you know why it can escape the detection of the security tools? As we all know, viruses are created every day. It always takes time for antispyware to make solutions to catch the latest viruses such as Trojan Horse Generic29.DFS. Research has shown that this virus can drop other dangerous threat like Trojan Horse Generic29.AFQ. Therefore, it is a must to remove this nasty virus as soon as possible before it further damages your computer.
Published by on August 27, 2012 1:36 am, last updated on June 6, 2013 4:30 am
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