Win32/Heur is a very malicious internet virus rapidly infecting computers world wide. The Win32/Heur virus gets inside windows system security by altering its form (polymorphic behaviour) and installs itself without user's knowledge. Win32/Heur will hide in deeply rooted win32 system files and drop malicious payloads like rootkits, trojans, spyware, worms and other malware onto the compromised computer.
How does Win32/Heur virus spread?
Win32/Heur has the ability to self-replicate itself over local and network computers. The virus can spread in a number of different ways, most commonly by visiting corrupted websites (drive-by-downloads), corrupted multimedia files, social networks, malicious email attachments or filesharing programs (such as Limewire and Kazaa). Win32/Heur may disable active security tools like pop up blockers, anti-virus and anti-spyware applications and install additional harmful threats onto the system. The virus may also record sensitive computer activities (such as visited websites, banking data, passwords) and transmit the stolen information to remote hackers for future malicious activities.
Typical signs of Win32/Heur
The Win32/Heur trojan is usually detected with the message "Could be infected with Win32/Heur" and may propagate strange Dr. Watson alerts at system startup. It may also hijack Internet browser home page and search page to various potentially harmful website urls. Additional signs are:
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- Slow internet and browser speed, frequent shot-downs and general computer instability
- Missing registry files and unknown processes running in task list
- Altered desktop background and tray icons
- Malicious files re-installs after manual removal
- Computer screen flooded with annoying pop-ups even offline
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