The PWS-Zbot.gen.ab trojan is your standard, generic trojan that infects your computer and then uses your machine as a host to connect to other machines on the Internet. PWS-Zbot.gen.ab specifically targets common Windows executables like: explorer.exe, taskhost.exe and ctfmon.exe.

You’ll typically become infected with a trojan like PWS-Zbot.gen.ab through spam email or accidentally running a program that contains the virus. PWS-Zbot.gen.ab can easily be removed from an infected computer by running most of the popular antivirus applications. Specifically, McAfee’s antivirus software has a known fix for PWS-Zbot.gen.ab removal so installing and scanning with their program should solve almost all PWS-Zbot.gen.ab problems.