Description

A German ActiveX installer control for premium-rate diallers.

Distribution

Drive-by-download, unknown source.

What it does

Advertising

No.

Privacy violation

No.

Security issues

Yes. With XLoader installed, any site can direct it to download and execute code from its controlling servers.

Stability problems

No.

Removal

Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->Programs->Accessories) and enter the following commands:

cd "%WinDir%\System"
regsvr32 /u "..\Downloaded Program Files\xloader.dll"
del "..\Downloaded Program Files\xloader.*"

Links

AnyGate are the company that digitally signed the software.