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Mar
24th

Did you Know that iehelper.dll Can Be a Security Risk?

Author: Indre | Files under Fix slow PC

Information is becoming a bigger part of our lives every day as we continuously discover new things. colleague-stealing-password-thumb7824719.jpgIn terms of computer threats, iehelper.dll has been identified as the pwsteal.tarno.k Trojan. So if it happens that your computer has a dll file called ‘iehelper.dll’ on it, consider it the red light for a possible trojan infection.

The pwsteal.tarno.k trojan is being treated as a serious vulnerability. So if you don’t react immediately and remove it, it will result in serious damage to your system causing a number of problems like, loss of data, loss of control or leaking of private information.

Now let’s take a look at the location of iehelper.dll and its rate of security. If it is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 77% dangerous. The file size being 69,632 bytes (36% of all occurrence), 227,328 bytes, 167,936 bytes, 122,880 bytes and 178,176 bytes. It should be pointed out that the program has no visible window and it is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Apart from that the file has the ability to change the behavior or monitor Internet Explorer. There is no complete review of this service. Moreover, it is not a Windows core file and it doesn’t have file information.

If you locate iehelper.dll in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 70% dangerous. The file size is 61,440 bytes (66% of all occurrence), 114,688 bytes. Again the program has no visible window. blogpicture.jpg Also, there is no information about the maker of the file and iehelper.dll is able to monitor applications.

When iehelper.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating reaches 76% threat with file size of 49,152 bytes.

Referring to the fact that sometimes malware pretends to be iehelper.dll, especially if located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder you should check the iehelper.dll process on your PC to find out if it is indeed an infection. To do this you can use Security Task Manager.

Resources:
A Trojan, iehelper.dll – a serious vulnerability
Summary on iehelper.dll, pwsteal.tarno.k trojan
Understanding trojan

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