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JustPorn | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
At a glance
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Common name: | JustPorn |
Technical name: | Adware/JustPorn |
Threat level: | Medium |
Type: | Adware |
Effects: |
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
First detected on: | Nov. 16, 2007 |
Detection updated on: | Dec. 3, 2007 |
Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Adware refers to programs that display advertising using any means: pop-ups, banners, changes to the browser home page or search page, etc. The advertisements could be associated with the products or services offered by the creator of the program or by third-parties. Adware can be installed in a number of ways, on some occasions without users' consent, and either with or without users' knowledge of its function. JustPorn 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. |
Tech details
Means of transmission |
JustPorn 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.
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Further Details
JustPorn has the following additional characteristics:
- It is 231520 bytes in size.