Trojan.Lukicsel

Trojan.Lukicsel is a malicious Trojan which uses devious tactics to infect its victims’ PCs. Its purpose is to open system firewalls and to collect personal information on its victims, such as sensitive financial info.

Trojan.Lukicsel enters the PC surreptitiously through bundled security software and updates obtainable via third party websites. Browser hijackers using established drive-by download tactics have also been known to spread the Trojan.Lukicsel infection.

crss32.exe is an associated file of Trojan.Lukicsel. Crss32.exe is a dangerous executable file which forms part of the W32/Tilebot-GT worm and IRC backdoor. It is commonly known to spread via network computers and by exploiting buffer overflow vulnerabilities. It runs continuously in the background and provides a backdoor server enabling remote hackers to gain control and access to the infected PC via IRC channels. Crss32.exe can normally be found in the C:Windows folder.

Doing a simple online search for cryptnet32.dll will present you with various sources attesting to its severe threat level this file poses to your system. Also associated with the Trojan.Lukicsel infection, cryptnet32.dll was first detected on 05-03-2010. It has the ability to attach itself to a legitimate Windows process, such as explorer.exe in an effort to hide its presence on the system from the user and his security software.

Trojan.Lukicsel's known associations, Trojan.Lukicsel.F and Trojan.Lukicsel.H are all equally dangerous to a PC's security, and should be identified and removed speedily. Because Trojan.Lukicsel’s infiltration is done so surreptitiously and performs all its tasks in the background, the user will not even be aware of its presence on the system. This makes it that much harder to detect and destroy Trojan.Lukicsel without some help. The presence of crss32.exe and cryptnet32.dll on the system should be a clear indication of the presence of Trojan.Lukicsel on the system.

Once the Trojan.Lukicsel infection is rooted in the PC it will download additional components which will allow remote hackers to gain control of the infected PC.

This Trojan will edit and change various Windows settings, which will have to be rectified after you remove Trojan.Lukicsel from the system. In order to restore your PC’s security and permanently get rid of Trojan.Lukicsel, download a genuine security application. You should only attempt to manually remove Trojan.Lukicsel should you be experienced in doing manual removals, as you can easily cause serious damage to your PC and operating system.