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

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "packet.dll" has sometimes been a threat.

File "packet.dll" has the following statistics:

Total number of reports analysed	611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "packet.dll"	825
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat	32
Statistical volume of cases when "packet.dll" was a threat	4%

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Notes:

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The file "packet.dll" is known to be created under the following filenames:

%ProgramFiles%\ares galaxy speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\ares galaxy turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\ares galaxy turbo booster\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\aresgalaxysuperspeed\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\azureus speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\azureus turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\azureus ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bearshare acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bearshare speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bearshare ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bitcomet acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bitcomet accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bitcomet speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bitcomet turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bitcomet ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bittorrent acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bittorrent acceleration tool\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bittorrent speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bittorrent turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\bittorrent ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\edonkey accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\emule acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\emule super booster\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\emule turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\emule ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\frostwire ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\imesh acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\kazaa acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\limewire acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\limewire speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\limewire turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\limewire ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\magebot\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\morpheus download booster\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\mpsoft\charge\client\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\oi velox\manager\dll\win2k\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\oi velox\manager\dll\win9x\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\sfx software\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\shareaza speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\shareaza turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\shareaza turbo booster\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\utorrent acceleration tool\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\utorrent turbo accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\utorrent turbo booster\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\utorrent ultra accelerator\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\warez p2p acceleration patch\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\winmx speedup pro\packet.dll

%ProgramFiles%\winmx turbo booster\packet.dll

%System%\jie\packet.dll

%System%\packet.dll

%Temp%\418.dll

%Temp%\data\packet.dll

%Temp%\packet.dll

%Temp%\rarsfx0\wpcap\4.1\packet.dll

%Temp%\rarsfx0\wpcap\packet.dll

%Temp%\winpcap40\packet.dll

%Windir%\driver cache\wacket.dll

%Windir%\packet.dll

Notes:

%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
%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 file "packet.dll" has the following possible country of origin:

Origin		Number of Incidents
	Italy	139

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "packet.dll":

Threat Alias	Number of Incidents
Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]	288
Mal/Packer [Sophos]	234
Virus.Win32.AutoRun.od [Ikarus]	234
New Malware.aq [McAfee]	198
Generic.dx [McAfee]	182
Packed/Upack [PC Tools]	168
TSPY_ONLINEG.FXA [Trend Micro]	168
Win-Trojan/ARPSpoofer.36725 [AhnLab]	162
Trojan Horse [Symantec]	140