Trojan.Agent.DEC
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| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 457 |
| First Seen: | September 21, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | December 9, 2021 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Trojan.Agent.DEC notification is utilized by anti-malware software to inform the users of a Trojan-Downloader on their PCs. Threats like the Trojan.Agent.DEC are favored by threat developers for their versatility and ability to drop other threats on the targeted computer. An infamous member of the Trojan dropper family of threatening applications is Win32.Viking.JJ that is used for corporate espionage. Therefore, you should not underestimate Trojan.Agent.DEC and overlook security alerts that mention it. The Trojan.Agent.DEC malware can be delivered to users as a fake software update so that the user does not suspect suspicious activity when a binary is downloaded from a remote server. Needless to say, users that are willing to risk installing pirated games might be presented with the payload of the Trojan.Agent.DEC.
The Trojan.Agent.DEC program is a Trojan, and it may install its files in the Temp directory that is used to store uninstallers and temporary Internet files. The Trojan.Agent.DEC Trojans is designed to drop its executable in the Temp folder intentionally. Many AV scanners do not scan Internet cache in temporary files, which allow Trojan.Agent.DEC to operate undetected. As stated above, Trojan.Agent.DEC is written for the sole purpose of threat distribution. Trojan.Agent.DEC could be implemented in campaigns that involve threats like the ACCDFISA Protection Program Ransomware, which might delete your entire file system except for Windows, Program Files and program Files (x86). AV engines with heuristic detection mode turned on may detect variants of Trojan.Agent.DEC as Win32/RiskWare.HackAV.MH, Trojan.Generic.1725172, Riskware (004dad4b1) and Win32:Trojan-gen. PC users are advised to install a trusted anti-malware shield and avoid installing software from unknown sources.
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