Aphex Command Line Tools


· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·



Overview

Alias:

VirTool.Win32.Apher.ftpd [Kaspersky], VirTool.Win32.Apher.httpd [Kaspersky], VirTool.Win32.Apher.proxyd [Kaspersky], VirTool.Win32.Apher.shelld [Kaspersky], VirTool.Win32.Apher.tunneld.a [Kaspersky], VirTools.Win32/Apher.Ftpd virus [Eset], VirTools.Win32/Apher.Httpd virus [Eset], VirTools.Win32/Apher.Proxyd virus [Eset], VirTools.Win32/Apher.Shelld virus [Eset], VirTools.Win32/Apher.Tunneld virus [Eset], Virus Constructor [Panda]

Category:

Misc Tool: Any tool that might be used in planning an attack on a system, developing tools for such an attack, or performing it.

Trojan Creation Tool: A program designed to create Trojans. Some of these tools merely wrap existing Trojans, to make them harder to detect. Others add a trojan to an existing product (such as RegEdit.exe), making it a Dropper.

Virus Creation Tool: A program designed to generate viruses. Even early virus creation tools were able to generate hundreds or thousands of different, functioning viruses, which were initially undetectable by current scanners.

Similar Pests:

Misc Tool · Trojan Creation Tool · Virus Creation Tool

Origins

Author:

Aphex

Group:

EES

By This Group:

Aphex's FireWall Bypassing FTP Server with Screen Capture 1.0 ·

Date of Origin:

July, 2002

Operation

Storage Required:

  • Aphex Command Line Tools: at least 773 KB
  • Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove Aphex Command Line Tools from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:

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  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    October 29, 2004