3. Introduction
AOL parasite is a malicious program
which was designed to harm the users
of America online software, specifically
it was aimed to target AOL instant
messenger (AIM). AOL parasite steals
sensitive information of the PC users
when their PC is infected by AOL
parasite. It not only steals your
personal information like, location, ip
address, passwords, bank details but it
also harms users by making service
attacks and spams with unwanted
commercial and non-commercial ads.
4. How System is Affected by
AOL Parasite?
Most AOL parasites are dangerous as they steal sensitive information
of the PC users and also affects health of the PC.
AOL parasite create security threats for the users as they unknowingly
reveal their personal information like credit card number and passwords,
passwords of email id, logins, key strokes, and other similar information.
It affects internet speed and slows down your PC.
Sends spam messages to other AOL users.
Some parasite establishes remote connection to initiate malicious activities.
5. Examples of Some Common AOL
Parasites
There are many AOL parasites some AOL parasites are explained
below and how they affect your PC:
Omerstroke: It records information about users’ activity on AIM
messenger and sends it to remote server.
ICQ Zap: It infects AOL Instant Messenger and sends spam messages
and pop-up ads are displayed. It decreases speed of the internet and
affects the performance of the infected PC.
UIN IP parasite: It pretends to be a proxy server and records data about
users’ messages sent and received. It is a potential threat to users’ privacy.
Eliminate Moshpunt2k: It is an AOL parasite that targets messenger
(AIM or ICQ).
6. How to remove AOL parasite?
If your system is infected from
AOL parasite immediately remove
it from your system. Download a
reputed and powerful antivirus to
remove it. If a good antivirus is
unavailable then there is a manual
procedure to remove this parasite
from windows, browsers, desktop
shortcuts, or programs, in our
upcoming article.
7. Symptoms of AOL Parasite
When infected by AOL
parasite you may notice
changes to your PC desktop,
your web browser may be
hijacked, your internet
activities may be monitored,
changes in system files, all
this happen without your
permission and knowledge.