JS.Downloader

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JS.Downloader
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Common name:	JS.Downloader
Technical name:	JS/Downloader.A
Threat level:	Low
Type:	Trojan
Effects:	It allows to get into the affected computer. It does not spread automatically using its own means.
Affected platforms:	Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
First detected on:	April 13, 2005
Detection updated on:	April 13, 2005
Statistics	No

Brief Description

JS.Downloader is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions: screenlogging, stealing personal data, etc.

JS.Downloader 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.
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.

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