What is W97M/Exedrop?
W97M/Exedrop, also known as Exedrop trojan horse or Exedrop is a Word macro trojan horse that disables Windows system functions and installs further malicious exe files onto the infected computer. Once inside, Exedrop trojan horse will install infected update.exe files in Windows folders to hide itself from firewall programs.
Usually the W97M/Exedrop infects the system through suspicious pornographic web sites, video codec bundles and File-sharing programs. W97M/Exedrop is a severe trojan horse that can infect both local and network computers!
Exedrop alias infections: W97M/Exedrop.F:trojan, W97M/Exedrop.C, W97M/Exedrop.F, W97M/Exedrop.A, W97M/Exedrop.B, W97M/Exedrop, W97M/Exedrop.D:trojan, W97M.Exedrop
Common W97M/Exedrop indications:
- Missing dlls, registry keys and Windows files resulting in "Blue Screen Of Death" error
- Pop up blocker unable to obstruct frustrating pornographic and gambling related mass pop ups
- Hijacked browser startpage and search results
- Common Internet browser shut downs and slow surfing performance
- Hijacked Windows desktop wallpaper and abnormal desktop shortcuts and icons
- Strange W97M/Exedrop processes in Windows task manager unknown Computer tower error bleep sounds
- Exedrop is difficult to remove manually, reinstall itself after removal
W97M/Exedrop hijack behaviors:
- Exedrop infects Windows through browser security holes and downloads third-party programs onto the infected Pc
- Logs registry values and windows behavior, collects browsing history to install equivalent popup advertisements
- Exedrop deactivates firewall, antivirus and other security applications to harvest and redirect confidential data to outlying servers
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