Win32/Dorkbot.D

The Win32/Dorkbot.D worm is a malware infection designed to take over an infected computer system and to produce large amounts of outgoing traffic. Win32/Dorkbot.D is often used to perform various illegal activities perpetrated by hackers, such as sending out spam email or infecting other computers with malware such as Win32/Dorkbot.D. One of the characteristics that are unique to Win32/Dorkbot.D is the fact that Win32/Dorkbot.D makes it a priority to infect computer systems with an American IP address, as traffic sent out from computers located in the United States tends to be considered more trustworthy than traffic from an IP address in countries like China, Brazil, or Russia, which are among the top malware-producing countries in the world. While manual removal of Win32/Dorkbot.D is possible, ESG PC security researchers recommend removing Win32/Dorkbot.D automatically with the aid of a reliable, fully-updated anti-malware program. Win32/Dorkbot.D will seldom attack alone and will usually be associated with other malware infections on the same computer system. It is also difficult to remove all copies of Win32/Dorkbot.D that may be lurking in an infected computer system or network.

Symptoms and Effects of Win32/Dorkbot.D

According to ESG PC security researchers, a Win32/Dorkbot.D worm infection will typically cause the infected computer system to become unstable and crash frequently. This is actually a defect of Win32/Dorkbot.D, rather than one of the intended effects. This is because, ideally, Win32/Dorkbot.D should remain undetected. However, certain conflicts in Win32/Dorkbot.D cause Win32/Dorkbot.D to interact unfavorably with certain common applications and Windows services and processes. Win32/Dorkbot.D has two distinct stages when infecting a computer system. First, Win32/Dorkbot.D will be delivered onto the infected computer through the exploit of a security vulnerability or through direct installation. Then, Win32/Dorkbot.D will copy itself onto all shared folders on the network and to all the memory devices that may be connected to the infected computer system. Win32/Dorkbot.D can spread in this way from one computer to another, where the process is repeated. Win32/Dorkbot.D can spread through a network in a very short time. This is why removal of Win32/Dorkbot.D should be a top priority. Similarly to a biological epidemic, all it takes is a single computer system to become infected with Win32/Dorkbot.D in order to pass on the infection to that computer's local network and, from there, to other computers located in the same region.

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