20 Mar 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware, Trojans | No Comments »

Trojan Zlob-X.a Threat Level: Trojan Zlob-X.a is a pest

Trojan Zlob-X.a is a backdoor Trojan, but most often Trojan Zlob-X.a appears in fake security alerts from rogue antispyware, like IEDefender. This Trojan Zlob-X.a popup is supposed to scare you into buying the fake antispyware. It may read:
“Your system is probably infected with latest version of Trojan.Zlob-X.a. Download antispyware software
Name: Defender-install.exe
Type:Application,2.69mb
From: iedefender”

Or
“Your system is probably infected with lastest version of Trojan.Zlob-x.a Full system optimization will greatly increase your computers performance and prevent data loss. Click OK to download antispyware software (Recommended).”
Unless you like getting ripped off, don’t download the software the Trojan Zlob-X.a popup recommends. You’re not really infected with Trojan Zlob-X.a, you’re infected with fake anti-spyware that you need to remove.

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