Trojan.Artilyb

10 March 2011 Rogue 0 Comment

Trojan.Artilyb is a harmful computer Trojan Horse that are capable of modifying and running executable files on the infected computer. Trojan.Artilyb will arrived using .rtf extension that will take advantage of the Microsoft Office RTF File Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.

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Damage Level: Low

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Manual Removal of Trojan.Artilyb

1. If using Windows Me/XP, System Restore must be disabled to prevent the threat from restoring itself. [how to]
2. Database, pattern and definition files of installed antivirus programs must be updated.
3. Restart Windows in SafeMode [how to]
4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. Restart Windows in normal mode.

Online Virus Scanner:
It is best run a separate scan using free Online Virus Scanner. It can be used without the need to install additional antivirus application.

How to Protect Computer From Trojan.Artilyb

Computer Security Recommendations:
- Install antivirus and firewall program. A combination of these two may prevent virus and hacking attack.
- Use complex passwords on every aspect that requires it. Hard to crack passowords containing alpha-numeric characters and not less than eight characters long will help prevent further damage on infected computer.
- Disable Autoplay of USB drives to avoid automatic launching of virus that is run via Autorun.Inf file

Internet Precautions:
- Configure email clients to block incoming emails that contains attached files with .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif and .scr extensions.
- Be wise in opening e-mail attachments. Spam messages that pretend to be from a known source may contain infected attached files.
- Never click on a suspicious link sent through instant messaging programs.