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Khaos
Aliases of Khaos (AKA):
[Kaspersky] Backdoor.Khaos
[McAfee] BackDoor-YD, SennaSpy2001
[F-Prot] security risk or a "backdoor" program
How to Remove Khaos from Your Computer
You can effectively remove Khaos from your computer with Exterminate It!.
After installing the program, run a scan to display a list of the files associated with Khaos in the Scan Result screen and remove these files. For information about running scans and removing malware files, see the Exterminate It! Help.
Khaos Categorized as:
Spyware
Spyware is designed to gather data from a computer and transfer it to a third party without the consent or knowledge of the computer’s owner. This includes collecting confidential information (passwords, credit card numbers, PIN numbers, etc.), monitoring key strokes, gathering e-mail addresses, or tracking surfing habits. Such resource-consuming activities slow down the system and generally impact the computer’s performance.
“Spyware” is an umbrella term for a diverse group of malware-related programs, rather than a clear-cut category. Most spyware definitions apply not only to adware, pornware and ‘riskware’ programs, but to many trojans as well.
Backdoor
Of all trojans, backdoor trojans pose the greatest danger to users’ PCs because they give their authors remote control over infected computers. They are downloaded, installed, and run silently, without the user’s consent or knowledge. Upon installation, backdoor trojans can be instructed to send, receive, execute and delete files, gather and transfer confidential data from the computer, log all activity on the computer, and perform other harmful activities.
RAT
Remote Access Tool. A program that enables a hacker to remotely access and control other people’s computers. A RAT can serve a variety of malicious purposes, including hijacking and transferring private information, downloading files, running programs, and tampering with system settings.
How Did My PC Get Infected with Khaos?
The following are the most likely reasons why your computer got infected with Khaos:
- Your operating system and Web browser's security settings are too lax.
- You are not following safe Internet surfing and PC practices.
Downloading and Installing Freeware or Shareware
Small-charge or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Khaos. Sometimes adware is attached to free software to enable the developers to cover the overhead involved in created the software. Spyware frequently piggybacks on free software into your computer to damage it and steal valuable private information.
Using Peer-to-Peer Software
The use of peer-to-peer (P2P) programs or other applications using a shared network exposes your system to the risk of unwittingly downloading infected files, including malicious programs like Khaos.
Visiting Questionable Web Sites
When you visit sites with dubious or objectionable content, trojans-including Khaos-, spyware, and adware, may well be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer.
Detecting Khaos
The following symptoms signal that your computer is very likely to be infected with Khaos.
PC is working very slowly
Khaos can seriously slow down your computer. If your PC takes a lot longer than normal to restart or your Internet connection is extremely slow, your computer may well be infected with Khaos.
New desktop shortcuts have appeared or the home page has changed
Khaos can tamper with your Internet settings or redirect your default home page to unwanted web sites. Khaos may even add new shortcuts to your PC desktop.
Annoying popups keep appearing on your PC
Khaos may swamp your computer with pestering popup ads, even when you're not connected to the Internet, while secretly tracking your browsing habits and gathering your personal information.
E-mails that you didn't write are being sent from your mailbox
Khaos may gain complete control of your mailbox to generate and send e-mail with virus attachments, e-mail hoaxes, spam, and other types of unsolicited e-mail to other people.
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