Phase Bot

Phase Bot is a malicious Trojan that comes forth with particular features we haven’t seen before. It is a rootkit Trojan that is notorious for having no files of its own. This means that Phase Bot is very stealthy, and it might be hard to pinpoint the exact moment when it enters your system. However, having a Trojan on-board is always bad news, and you must remove Phase Bot immediately. Manual removal is out of the question because only security specialists should attempt it. Thus, to get rid of Phase Bot, please acquire a legitimate computer security application.

What’s more, if you want to avoid getting infected with Phase Bot (and you most certainly do), you have to stay away from spam email messages and torrent websites because these are the most common Trojan distribution methods. On top of that, normally we would expect a Trojan to create some files that would allow us to identify it easier, but that is not the case with Phase Bot. When this rootkit enters your computer, it installs itself into Windows registries and does not create any files at all. Instead, through the registries, Phase Bot runs a Javascript and injects itself into the rundll32.exe which is a core system process.

According to the Phase Bot specifications, this Trojan can install on any system from Windows XP to Windows 8, on both 32 and 64 bit systems. Since the rootkit does not have any files, it makes use of user processes to run, and when it is done injecting itself into already existing process, it starts creating new ones. What’s more, Phase Bot is equipped with an exception based hooking engine and, as a result, it makes it easier to bypass rootkit scans. In other words, not all rootkit scanners can detect Phase Bot, so it makes it harder to remove this infection, and it can cause a lot more harm before it gets detected.

Perhaps, one of the most disturbing features of this infection is that Phase Bot is available for sale for 0.8 Bitcoin. Consequently, this rootkit can be purchased by almost anyone who wants to use it in their own malware. Therefore, we can infer that Phase Bot is more of a tool than an actual infection. Since it is designed for stealth, it can be used by multiple malware infections to help them enter target computers undetected. Thus, if Phase Bot manages to slither into your system, you might be up for a big battle.

As mentioned above, to avoid this infection, you should stay away from torrent websites and be careful about opening spam email messages. Do not even think of opening spam mail attachments! Another thing, that is very important in dealing with Phase Bot, is regular system scans. Acquire a legitimate computer security program that will help you protect your computer from similar infections. You will be able to remove Phase Bot automatically if you get yourself an antispyware program of your choice. Do not hesitate until it is too late to do anything about it.