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Details of Virus Lineage.LIY

All details, description and effects of Lineage.LIY

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Brief Description

Lineage.LIY is a virus that spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs.

It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: passwords saved by certain Windows services.

In the local network: it generates a large amount of network activity and consumes bandwidth.

It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:

It uses techniques included in its code to hide itself while it is active.
It injects itself in running processes.
It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.
It modifies system permissions in order to hide itself.

Lineage.LIY uses the following propagation or distribution methods:

Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
Computer networks (mapped drives): it creates copies of itself in mapped drives.
Computer networks (shared resources): it creates copies of itself in shared network resources to which it has access.
File infection: it infects different types of files, which are then distributed through any of the usual means: floppy disks, email messages with attachments, Internet download, files transferred via FTP, IRC channels, P2P file sharing networks, etc.

Lineage.LIY uses the following infection strategies:

Resident: once it has been run, the virus goes memory resident and stops functions belonging to the operating system. Therefore, every time the operating system or an application tries to access any of these functions, the virus will activate and infect new files.

EFFECTS

Lineage.LIY spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs. It has damaging effects on the affected computer.

It avoids being detected by the user by using the following techniques:

Techniques included in its code to hide its files and processes while it is active.
It injects itself into running processes so that no unusual processes are seen.
It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.
It modifies system permissions in order to hide itself.

It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:

It causes a loss of productivity in the local network to which the compromised computer belongs: