Trojan.Win32.VB.alti

Trojan.Win32.VB.alti is an extremely dangerous computer virus. Trojan.Win32.VB.alti can do such severe damage to an unprotected PC that reformatting is often the only way to salvage the infected system.

What Trojan.Win32.VB.alti Does to an Infected Computer

Trojan.Win32.VB.alti generally does not cause any symptoms. Occasionally, an infected computer may become unstable or run more slowly than normal, or the amount of available space on the hard drive may appear to fluctuate wildly. However, most of the time, the only symptoms will be the alerts coming from the anti-virus software installed on the affected PC.

When Trojan.Win32.VB.alti infects a computer, Trojan.Win32.VB.alti deletes some system files and replaces them with malicious files of its own. In particular, Trojan.Win32.VB.alti deletes Task Manager. Trojan.Win32.VB.alti also drops a very large number of malicious executable files in the system folder, and Trojan.Win32.VB.alti makes a correspondingly huge number of changes to the registry. Trojan.Win32.VB.alti installs a program called 'Computer_Server' and sets it up to run every time Windows starts.

Trojan.Win32.VB.alti comes from a long line of Trojans that are used to install malicious software, and then connect to a controller using the infected computer's Internet connection. Then, whoever is controlling the malware can remotely access the infected PC, and run malicious programs on it.

Trojan.Win32.VB.alti creates all the necessary files and connections in order to engage in this kind of malicious control of the victim computer, which puts the computer and the user's private information at risk.

Trojan.Win32.VB.alti's Infection Patterns and Prevention

Strangely, Trojan.Win32.VB.alti seems to infect computers in Australia much more frequently than in any other country. In Australia, Trojan.Win32.VB.alti is spreading through chat programs, such as MSN Messenger and Google Talk. Trojan.Win32.VB.alti may rely on shortened URL's provided as links in online chats, in order to get unsuspecting users to click the links by making them appear to link to something else.

It is extremely important to protect against infection with Trojan.Win32.VB.alti, rather than waiting for Trojan.Win32.VB.alti to strike. Without proper anti-virus software preventing an infection, Trojan.Win32.VB.alti can cause extreme, irreparable damage to your computer's files, before you even realize that the infection is present. Also, it is always advisable to be careful about clicking links provided to you through chat services, or through social networking sites.