Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll

Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll is a backdoor Trojan that can lead to the destruction of your computer’s system if you don’t take this infection seriously. Backdoors are the kind of malicious threats that enter your system without your knowledge or consent and they can stay there for quite some time without you even noticing anything. That is because pests like Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll do not have an interface, so as they don’t appear right on your screen, you cannot know that something is wrong.

This backdoor can have quite a few methods to enter your system. They sometimes get through a drive-by download and as of late most increasingly – by using the social engineering. Social engineering means that hackers make use of instant messengers and social networking websites to get to their victims. For example, you might receive a message with a link from someone you do not know saying that it contains a funny video of you, but once you click the link, you initiate the download of Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll.

If your computer is working slower than usual, and you are having some problems with your internet access, you might be infected with Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll. Check for kocinc700kk.exe in your Windows Task Manager. This process is directly associated with the backdoor and its presence in the Task Manager means that you are infected. There is also another file related to Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll called FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityex.dll. Jugding from the configurations of the files related to the backdoor, when it enters your system, it allows another malware to be downloaded and installed in your computer. It also adds rootkits fo conceal its presence from security products.

In a sense, it would be possible to say that Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll is only the beginning of a far more serious infection, because that’s what a backdoor is – it allows other types of malware to enter your system without any difficulties. Prevent this from happening and remove Backdoor.Zegost.F!dll as soon as you can. Since it uses rootkits it is quite difficult to terminate the pest manually, so get yourself a reliable security program that will intercept and delete all the files related to the backdoor automatically for you. Do not wait until your system crashes unable to suffer multiple infections at once.