Threat Database Backdoors Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE

By GoldSparrow in Backdoors

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 100 % (High)
Infected Computers: 5
First Seen: May 1, 2014
Last Seen: September 11, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is a threatening backdoor Trojan that is closely associated with the ZeroAccess rootkit. Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is used to establish an unauthorized connection to the infected computer. Using Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE, third parties may control the affected computer from a remote location, track on its content and activities and install other threats. Backdoor Trojans like Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE receive their name because, much as an unguarded back door would let a crook enter a house, a virtual backdoor such as the one established by Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE allows an unauthorized person to gain access to the infected PC. Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is designed to operate silently and may conceal its presence from the affected computer. Using the ZeroAccess rootkit along with its attack, Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE may disguise its attack as a legitimate Windows memory process which may trick the security software without anti-rootkit technology.

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE Blocks Your Access to Your Removal Tools

The rootkit component in the Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE attack allows Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE to inject its threatening code into the system's drivers, bypassing many security measures in Windows. This allows Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE to start up automatically while preventing security software from detecting Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE or removing Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE. Once Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is running, Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE may decrease the infected computer's security by interfering with legitimate security software installed on the infected computer and stopping or deleting in real time file processes associated with known anti-virus software.

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE Poses a Severe Threat to Your System's Security

Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE is considered quite threatening by PC security researchers. Backdoor Trojans like Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE may be the first step in a complex threat attack. Using social engineering and other tactics, cybercrooks try to find ways to install threats like Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE on targeted computers. This happens because once these types of Trojans have been installed, they allow the persons behind it to install virtually any other kind of threats on the infected computer. For example, the Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE backdoor may be used to install a banking Trojan programmed to collect online banking passwords or a BitCoin miner, designed to use the infected computer's memory resources and processing power to mine BitCoin and generate revenue. The rootkit component in Backdoor.Generic11.ZNE may be capable of protecting other threats from removal as well.

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