What is generic Trojan?

Trojan. Generic puts your personal information at risk. Trojan. Generic is a malicious program. It is particularly dangerous because it has the ability to steal the information stored on your computer and communicate it to a remote hacker.

What are the types of Trojan virus?

Types of Trojans

  • Downloader Trojan. A downloader trojan downloads and deploy other malicious code, such as rootkits, ransomware or keyloggers.
  • Backdoor Trojan.
  • Spyware.
  • Rootkit Trojans.
  • DDoS Attack Trojan (Botnet)
  • Zeus.
  • ILOVEYOU.
  • Cryptolocker.

What is a generic virus?

A generic detection has identified a program or file that has features or behaviors similar to a virus. Security programs use generic detections that look for broad patterns of code or behavior to identify similar programs or files.

Is the Trojan virus a real virus?

A Trojan Horse Virus is a type of malware that downloads onto a computer disguised as a legitimate program. The delivery method typically sees an attacker use social engineering to hide malicious code within legitimate software to try and gain users’ system access with their software.

Is Trojan Win32 a virus?

Virus:Win32/Xpaj is a family of viruses that spread by infecting local files and removable and network drives. The virus attempts to download arbitrary files which may be detected as other trojans. The virus is capable of infecting executable (EXE), driver (DLL), screen saver (SCR) and system (SYS) files.

Can you delete Trojan virus?

The best way to remove Trojan malware from any device is with specialized Trojan removal software. Removing Trojans is similar to removing viruses and other malware from your computer. Download Avast One, or other antivirus software from a trusted provider.

What is generic malware suspicious?

Generic. Malware/Suspicious is Malwarebytes’ detection name given to files which trigger our generic criteria for suspicious files. This means they show characteristics that lead to believe they are malware.

Does resetting PC Remove Trojan virus?

Running a factory reset, also referred to as a Windows Reset or reformat and reinstall, will destroy all data stored on the computer’s hard drive and all but the most complex viruses with it. Viruses can’t damage the computer itself and factory resets clear out where viruses hide.

Can Trojans be false positive?

A false positive occurs when an antivirus erroneously identifies a legitimate file or process as malware. This can happen with signature-based scans as well as behavior analysis. An antivirus identifies malware basically using one of two methods: signature-based scanning or analysis of behavior.