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Keylog.LN

 
Threat LevelHigh threatDamageSevereDistributionNot widespread

Effects 

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

 

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

  • Keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information.

 

Means of transmission 


Keylog.LN does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the 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.

Further Details  

Keylog.LN has the following additional characteristics:

  • It is 28160 bytes in size.