Trojan-Downloader.MsWord.Agent.Jk
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| Threat Level: | 90 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 8 |
| First Seen: | June 3, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | April 17, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk is a threatening Trojan downloader that is linked to an exploit that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in documents created in Microsoft Office. Although these kinds of vulnerabilities are frequently patched, many computer users use outdated versions of a software because of failure to keep up with security updates. If your security software is indicating the presence of Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk on your computer, you should remove Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk immediately with the help of a reliable security program that is fully up-to-date. Trojan downloaders like Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk may be very difficult to remove. Since they may enter a computer through social engineering methods, computer users are advised to protect themselves from corrupted email messages and other types of social engineering attacks.
Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk and Its Relation with Other Trojan Downloaders
Trojan downloaders like Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk are installed on computers automatically. Once Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk has been installed, Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk waits for the computer to establish an Internet connection. To detect whether the infected computer is connected to the Internet, Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk may try to connect an innocuous website first, usually in the background, without the computer user's knowledge. Once Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk establishes an Internet connection, Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk will connect to its Command and Control server. Through this connection, Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk may download other threats onto the victim's computer. Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk also may download configuration files and other data. In most cases, Trojan downloaders like Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk delete themselves after downloading and installing other threats, making it more difficult for PC security researchers to observe them and create protections against them.
In most cases, Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk does not attack on its own. Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk may be part of an additional attack and installed simultaneously with other threats. It is also common for Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk to be part of a chain of attacks that may involve a Trojan dropper. Essentially, the Trojan dropper 'drops' the threatening file on the victim's computer. In the case of Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk, this file may be an infected Word document. Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk, a Trojan downloader, then connects to the remote server and then download other threats onto the victim's computer.
Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk also may be distributed as a corrupted attachment. These email messages may contain misleading language, using social engineering techniques to make the victim believe that the Word document is a legitimate file. Some examples of these types of attacks involve making the victim believe that the attached file is an invoice, receipt or similar component. One of the most threatening aspects of Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk is the fact that most computer users do not recognize that DOC, PDF, and similar document formats may be used to deliver threats. Although most computer users know how to avoid executable files (with the EXE extension), DLL files or unfamiliar extensions, and files with familiar file extensions may, mistakenly, be considered safer.
Protecting Your Computer from a Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk Attack
Since Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk and similar Trojan downloaders may be distributed using social engineering techniques, your first line of defense from threats is learning to recognize these kinds of attacks. Computer users should be educated to spot common social engineering and spam email hoaxes. Computer users should install security software that is reputable and fully up-to- date. Computer users should include other protection such as a firewall and anti-spam filters (considering that Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk and other threat attacks are commonly distributed using spam email messages). These kinds of protections are especially important in a business, corporate or government environment. Third parties may specifically target these types of organizations with specifically designed spam email messages in order to gain access to sensitive data. These types of breaches may cause unprecedented data, money losses and protection from these attacks is extremely important. If you suspect that your computer was attacked by Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.jk, malware researchers strongly recommend the use of reputable security software to perform a full scan on a potentially infected computer.
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