Backdoor.Agent.aghv

Backdoor.Agent.aghv is wreaking all kinds of havoc on the internet community. Being a form of Trojan infection, this backdoor infection falls under the most widespread and most dangerous types of Trojan infections.

As is typical of Backdoor infections, Backdoor.Agent.aghv is an example of a remote administration utility that was designed to open up exploits on an infected system, so as to allow for external control of the machine, via LAN or via the internet itself.
The difference between legitimate remote administrative utilities and Backdoor.Agent.aghv is the fact that Backdoor.Agent.aghv launches and installs backdoors into the system without the user’s knowledge or permission thereof, therefore the infected system is covertly infiltrated and remains covertly active regardless.

As a Backdoor infection, Backdoor.Agent.aghv may be capable of performing the following functions:

• Sending/ receiving files
• Launching/ deleting files
• Executing files
• Displaying notification
• Deleting data
• Rebooting the machine

So, to recap, Backdoor.Agent.aghv is used by its creators to detect and download confidential information embedded within the infected computer system. Once installed inside the machine, Backdoor.Agent.aghv will execute malicious code, destroy data, and may even include the infected machine in Bot networks, to further carry out dubious actions.

What Backdoor.Agent.aghv will do is also install a .dll file, when the user of the infected system visits certain malicious websites. The .dll file allows these malicious applications to perform its varying harmful functions – which in turn only compromises the integrity of the system further.

In order to safeguard a computer system against these type infections, there are a few steps one can take to ensure the safety of a computer system:

1. Use a firewall to block all dubious connections from the internet.
2. Enforce a password policy. Ensure the passwords implemented are complex, so as to prevent and limit damage to a compromised system.
3. Ensure that programs and users are at its lowest level of privileges – this way access is limited to the administrator.
4. Disable AutoPlay – this way you prevent the automatic launching of executable files on networks and removal drives.
5. Turn off File Sharing if it is not needed.
6. Turn off and remove all unnecessary services.
7. Always keep patch-levels up-to-date
8. Configure your server to block and remove all email attachments that have the file extensions: .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif, .scr – as these type files are usually affiliated with malicious applications.

Although manual removal may be the best way to delete this parasite, and all its affiliates, the manual removal process is rather complicated and cumbersome , and should not be attempted by a computer novice, as one needs to be able to navigate their way around the registry files of the infected system, therefore, I would recommend that in order to avoid any unneeded risks of damage to your computer system, it is highly recommended to make use of a reliable and legitimate anti-spyware application, so as to remove Backdoor.Agent.aghv and all its components from the infected computer system.

Good Luck!