Threat Database Trojans Trojan.Malpack.Gen

Trojan.Malpack.Gen

By GoldSparrow in Trojans

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,682
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 1,785
First Seen: May 5, 2014
Last Seen: July 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Trojan.Malpack.Gen is a Trojan infection that has been associated with severe performance problems on affected computers. Trojan.Malpack.Gen infections may follow the removal of a Potentially Unwanted Program from an infected computer. Computer users have reported that even after removing thousands of supposedly infected files from their computer, their security software may continue to detect Trojan.Malpack.Gen infections and a variety of other problems. Trojan.Malpack.Gen infections that refuse to go away may be an indication that a PC is housing a rootkit. If this is the case, removal may become very difficult for an inexperienced computer user. To detect rootkits associated with Trojan.Malpack.Gen, use a reliable security application that has anti-rootkit capabilities to scan your computer. In many cases, a specific tool for detecting rootkit infections may be needed to detect threats associated with Trojan.Malpack.Gen.

Performance Issues that may be Linked to Trojan.Malpack.Gen

Malware researchers have received reports of symptoms associated with Trojan.Malpack.Gen that may range from an inability to remove supposedly infected components to system crashes and the dread Windows 'Blue Screen of Death.' Trojan.Malpack.Gen and threats associated with this Trojan may create performance problems such as:

  • Computer users have reported that their security software fails to work properly, identifying Trojan.Malpack.Gen infections but failing to remove them permanently. Even if the security software supposedly disinfects the computer, Trojan.Malpack.Gen may return immediately. In many cases, in the middle of a threat scan the affected computer may crash or freeze, forcing the victim to restart the threat scan. The motive for these performance issues is that Trojan.Malpack.Gen may interfere with the victim's security software in an attempt of protecting itself from been removed and detected.
  • Trojan.Malpack.Gen may be linked to connection problems. Trojan.Malpack.Gen may interfere with the victim's firewall and DNS settings, slowing down the victim's Internet connection or causing browser redirects.
  • Trojan.Malpack.Gen may cause performance issues on the affected computer. Affected computers may slow down, freeze, crash or present a variety of other symptoms and performance problems that may be caused because Trojan.Malpack.Gen consumes system resources.

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File System Details

Trojan.Malpack.Gen may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. File.exe c55584a55880380d9e7e992286fc2bda 0

Registry Details

Trojan.Malpack.Gen may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\msapp.exe
%TEMP%\tsqpon.exe

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