Constructor.win32.ZedMac.10

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

Overview

Alias:

 Virus Constructor [Panda]

Category:

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:

 Trojan Creation Tool · Virus Creation Tool

Origins

Date of Origin:

 December, 2002

Operation

Storage Required:
  • Constructor.win32.ZedMac.10: at least 213 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Constructor.win32.ZedMac.10 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
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    Last Revised:

    		 February 21, 2005