Trojan:Win32/Podjot.A

Trojan:Win32/Podjot.A is a trojan that may be utilized by other malware as a type of placeholder for future additional compromise.

 

Trojan:Win32/Podjot.A is distributed as a DLL file, which literally does nothing when run. While Trojan:Win32/Podjot.A's behavior in isolation is not malicious, the fact that it is only utilized by other malware means that its presence on an affected computer indicates that the computer has been compromised, and suitable precautions should be taken.

 

In the wild, we have often seen this file on computers that have also been compromised by Win32/Hiloti - a family of trojans that monitors and moderates an affected user's Internet connection and may download and execute arbitrary files. It is possible that Trojan:Win32/Podjot.A may be downloaded and installed by Win32/Hiloti.