How to remove Konov ?

November 13th, 2008
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What is Konov?

Trojan.Konov is dangerous threat designed to affect cell phones. It can be transferred to a computer and then infect other mobile devices plugged on the compromised machine. The trojan may also infect cell phones via Bluetooth or it can be downloaded from the web.

Konov trojan is disguised as Java Midlet application. This type of programs is used on every mobile phone with J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) installed on board. Avoiding Trojan.Konov and removing it is a complicated deal because it hides under different random file names.

Konov doesn’t ruin a cell phone; it spends owner’s money. Trojan.Konov sends text messages to expensive services and brings you enormous bills this way. Block the following numbers to stop Konov from using your money: 4460, 5537, 7733, 1171, 9395.

Konov is Extremely dangerous

arrow Konov is a Trojan parasite
arrow Konov may display fake security & messages
arrow Konov may display numerous annoying advertisements
arrow Konov may be remotely controlled by a malicious person
arrow Konov may spread additional spyware
arrow Konov may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Konov may prove difficult or impossible to remove
arrow Konov violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual Konov removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Konov, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Remove these Konov files:
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Such Trojans as Konov generally infect your system while you are installing a game, opening a picture or playing a video file.

Some Trojans such as Konov masquerade themselves as useful freeware programs or plug-ins, but are actually bundled Trojans.

As soon as it infects your system, Trojan Konov gives COMPLETE control over your system to a hacker using the Trojan, who may cause serious damage to your system. A Trojan may alter your desktop or add undesirable shortcuts to various commercial and marketing sites; Konov is no exception. It may create a backdoor to your system, allowing the hacker to control your system and steal your personal information. Unlike viruses and worms, Trojans like Konov do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they self-replicate and each new victim must run the infected file.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Trojan such as Konov?

Slower System Performance: Most Trojans are not optimized and coded very poorly, which causes your system to become unstable, slow and unreliable, as such Trojans are constantly running in the background.
Slow internet connection: Trojans are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive data from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.

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