Rootkits may not be the root of all evil, but they sure can come in close. And Rootkit.TDss.Gen is such an intruder. A Rootkit is software that cloaks the presence of files and data to evade detection, while allowing an attacker to take control of the machine without the user’s knowledge. Rootkits are typically used by malware including viruses, spyware, trojans, and backdoors, to conceal themselves from the user as well as from malware detection software such as anti-virus and anti-spyware applications. Rootkits are also used by some adware applications and DRM (Digital Rights Management) programs to thwart the removal of that unwanted software by users.
Under VIPRE’s hood is our very special Advanced Anti-Rootkit Technology. It finds and disables malicious hidden processes, threats, modules, services, files, Alternate Data Streams (ADS), or registry keys on a user’s system. Removing rootkits is supplemented by VIPRE’s FirstScan(tm) which runs at the system’s boot time. FirstScan bypasses the Windows operating system, directly scanning certain locations of the hard drive for malware, removing infections where found. We get right to the root of rootkits!
- Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec: Trojan Downloader
- Virtumonde: Adware (General)
- Trojan-Downloader.braviax: Trojan Downloader
- Rootkit.TDss.Gen: Rootkit
- Trojan.FakeAlert: Trojan
- INF.Autorun (v): Trojan
- Explorer32.Hijacker: Hijacker
- Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen: Trojan
- Zango: Adware (General)
- Antivirus 2009: Rogue Security Program
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January 6th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Coincidentally your post is dated November 20th – that’s the month where I’ve seen a huge spike in the amount of visitors
interested in removing Virtumonde. So my guessing is that since November this nasty virus has mutated and infected a lot of computers.
Unfortunately, there’s not a single cure that works for all cases of infection. Sometimes even good rated antimalware can’t beat the beast.
Basically the best solution is to combine several tools & programs, or still better – keep them ready just to stay on the safe side.
It’s reported that Virtumonde blocks certain domains of antimalware manufacturers (noticeably, Malwarebyte’s).