VirTool.Obfuscator.EK

Many computer users have reported that their security software has detected a VirTool.Obfuscator.EK or VirTool:JS/Obfuscator.EK infection. However, whenever they try to remove VirTool.Obfuscator.EK their anti-malware programs may crash, freeze or display error messages. This is the purpose of VirTool.Obfuscator.EK, a Java Script threat that is used to prevent the detection and removal of other threats. This is known as obfuscation and is an important weapon in the cybercrooks' arsenals. If your anti-malware software indicates the presence of VirTool.Obfuscator.EK on your computer, this may indicate that there are other threats present on your computer.

VirTool.Obfuscator.EK may be linked to a variety of threats, ranging from adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs to severe rootkit infections. One of the main reasons why VirTool.Obfuscator.EK is particularly threatening is that VirTool.Obfuscator.EK may interfere with your computer in order to prevent you from removing VirTool.Obfuscator.EK. PC security analysts recommend the use of alternate start-up methods to prevent VirTool.Obfuscator.EK from loading automatically and ensure that your anti-malware product has the necessary skills for detecting and removing VirTool.Obfuscator.EK. The security tool installed on your PC should be always fully up-to-date so that it will be capable of dealing with VirTool.Obfuscator.EK.

Why Threats are Becoming Each Day More Sophisticated

Threat creators and PC security researchers are having an ongoing arms race. In many cases, the actual threat payloads are not the most important part of this arms race. In fact, the payload of many threats has remained unchanged for many years. The real arms race occurs in making sure that the other side is not capable of detecting their threats or study it. PC security researchers may use virtual operating systems and other contained environments to study threats, letting them loose into a contained operating system and then observing the threat in order to study its effects. When PC security researchers gain access to a threat's code, this makes it much easier for them to study and prevent other threat attacks that use a similar approach. Unfortunately, threats like VirTool.Obfuscator.EK and other obfuscating threats are specifically designed to hide or obfuscate the threat's code in order to prevent PC security researchers from developing defenses against those kinds of threats.

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