Acid trojan

Overview

Alias

_MX trojan [Eset], Acid II, Hllc_Standby [Computer Associates], Trojan.Acid_II, Trojan.Acid_II [Kaspersky],

Category

Trojan: Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.

Origins

Date of Origin

September, 1996

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove Acid trojan from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

Stop Running Processes:

Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

AcidShiverse AcidTrojanHorse AcidTrojanHorse1.1 AcidTrojanHorse1.1b Acidsena Acidtrojan AckCmd AckCmd Aconti Aconv