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ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "iehost.dll":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "iehost.dll" has always been identified as a threat.
File "iehost.dll" has the following statistics:
Total number of reports analysed611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "iehost.dll"211
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat211
Statistical volume of cases when "iehost.dll" was a threat100%
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The file "iehost.dll" is known to be created under the following filenames:
%Temp%\infected\iehost.dll
%Windir%\iehost.dll
%Windir%\iehost32.dll
Notes:
  • %Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).
  • %Windir% is a variable that refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "iehost.dll":
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
Mal/FakeVirPk-A, Mal/TibsPk-A [Sophos]4,977
Trojan.Fakeavalert [Symantec]2,701
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.vkwp [Kaspersky Lab]2,457
Generic.dx [McAfee]2,373
Trojan-Downloader.FraudLoad!sd6 [PC Tools]1,999
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad [Ikarus]1,920
Trojan.Win32.Tibs [Ikarus]979
Trojan:Win32/Tibs.gen!lds [Microsoft]940
Trojan:Win32/Tibs.gen!ldr [Microsoft]819
RealAV [Symantec]645
Trojan.Fakeavalert!sd6 [PC Tools]612
Mal/BHO-XPP [Sophos]604
FakeAlert-XPPoliceAnti [McAfee]577
Troj/FakeAle-LT [Sophos]546
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.dmv [Kaspersky Lab]546
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.dtg [Kaspersky Lab]483
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.BHO [Ikarus]400
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.BHO.irl [Kaspersky Lab]400
Mal/BHO-XPP, Mal/FakeVirPk-A, Mal/TibsPk-A [Sophos]315
Win-Trojan/Fraudload.15360.G [AhnLab]252
Downloader [Symantec]115
Virus.Win32.FakeAV [Ikarus]72
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]60
Generic Downloader.x [McAfee]56
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.dte [Kaspersky Lab]44
Trojan.Advatrix [Symantec]36
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.vjnh [Kaspersky Lab]36
SecurityRisk.Downldr [Symantec]30
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.ddd [Kaspersky Lab]30
Generic PUP.x [McAfee]27
Win-Trojan/Fakeav.19968 [AhnLab]26
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.kip [Kaspersky Lab]24
Trojan.Zlob [Ikarus]24
Trojan-Downloader.BHO!sd6 [PC Tools]20
Generic PUP.z [McAfee]18
Mal/FakeVirPk-A [Sophos]16
not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.Agent.jc [Kaspersky Lab]15
Troj/FakeAV-KT [Sophos]15
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.ddk [Kaspersky Lab]14
Troj/FakeAV-KR [Sophos]12
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.vjna [Kaspersky Lab]12
Win-Trojan/Fraudload.19968.C [AhnLab]12
Adware.AdMedia [PC Tools]6
Win-Trojan/Fakeav.20480.B [AhnLab]5
Win-Trojan/Fraudload.19968.D [AhnLab]4