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Détails du virusAOLPasstealer.A

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Noms courants : AOLPasstealer.A
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Type : TROJAN
Taille : 31744 Bytes
   

DETECTIONS
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Date de première détection : April 20, 2007 at 08:58 AM
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Brief Description

AOLPasstealer.A is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.

 

It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: passwords saved by certain Windows services; keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information.

It sends the gathered information to a remote user by any available means: email, FTP, etc.

 

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

  • 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.

 

AOLPasstealer.A does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

 

EFFECTS

AOLPasstealer.A allows hackers to get into and carry out dangerous actions in affected computers, such as capturing screenshots, stealing personal data, etc.

 

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

  • Passwords saved by certain Windows services.
  • Keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information.
It then sends the gathered information to a remote user by any available means: email, FTP, etc.

 

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