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WpaKill

 
Threat LevelLow threat
DamageHigh
DistributionNot widespread

Effects 

WpaKill is a hacking tool. These tools, even though they are not by nature viruses, are considered as dangerous to victims of attacks.

 

Means of transmission 


WpaKill 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  

WpaKill has the following additional characteristics:

  • It is 38400 bytes in size.