Overview |
Vendor Notes: |
From the doc: 'Killer will kill over 200+ Anti-virus/Firewall Applications running. Included in the 'kill list' are setup files for some of these AV/Firewall programs. Nice addition, eh? ;->. Killer will then set it's attributes as 'Hidden' and install itself to a folder commonly used by Windows. Finally, it will save itself to the registry, so it'll run on windows load. P.S. - When Killer is running, it'll kill the AV/Firewall Apps every 12 seconds. Have fun!' |
Alias: |
destructive program [F-Prot], ProcKill [McAfee], ProcKill-K trojan, Trj/W32.A1 [Panda], Trojan.Win32.Killav.e [Kaspersky], Win32/KillAV.5!Trojan [Computer Associates] |
Category: |
AV Killer: Any hacker tool intended to disable a user's anti-virus software to help elude detection. Some will also disable personal firewalls.
Trojan: Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs. |
Similar Pests: |
AV Killer · Trojan |
Origins |
Author: |
Timmsy, |
By This Author: |
Extension Creator · Extension Creator 1.0 · Extension Creator 1.1 · Killfiles · Killfiles.AF · Nova 1.0 · Shock Mailer 1.0 · Sinique · Sinique 1.0 |
Date of Origin: |
June, 2002 |
Operation |
Storage Required: |
Killer 1.0: at least 77 KB |
Detection and Removal |
Automatic Removal: |
 PestPatrol detects this.
PestPatrol removes this.
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Manual Removal: |
Follow these steps to remove Killer 1.0 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. |
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Stop Running Processes:
Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
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Remove Files:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
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Research |
File Analyses: |
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More Info: |
AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo! |
Research By: |
PestPatrol's Pest Research Center |
Last Revised: |
April 03, 2005 |