Threat Database Trojans Trojan.Agent.DED

Trojan.Agent.DED

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Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 16
First Seen: March 20, 2015
Last Seen: July 18, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

If you are notified of a malware infection with Trojan.Agent.DED, you might wish to know that you may have automatically installed it with freeware. Also, Trojan.Agent.DED can be found as an attachment to spam emails that cyber criminals use to infect as many PCs as possible. The Trojan.Agent.DED can appear as a file named 'protest37.exe' and hackers may use a social or political event to invite you to open it. Once Trojan.Agent.DED is launched, it drops several DLL libraries that allow it to gather information about your computer configuration such as IP address, username, installed apps, Adobe Flash Player version. After it collects data Trojan.Agent.DED connects to a remote server in order to transfer the data for analysis by its handlers. Moreover, Trojan.Agent.DED can be instructed to download and install other malware that can facilitate different malicious activities. The Trojan.Agent.DED infection can lead to data loss, your programs being corrupted and, above all, your banking details might be stolen. However, you can take advantage of the services a reputable anti-malware utility provides and upgrade your cyber defenses.

Registry Details

Trojan.Agent.DED may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%APPDATA%\MyDesktop\linkme.exe

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