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Recovery | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
Effects
Recovery obtains files with a PWL extension from the affected computer. These files contain sensitive information like dial-up and network passwords and are usually used only by Microsoft programs.
Additionally, Recovery only affects computers with Windows ME/98/95 operating systems.
Infection strategy
Recovery creates the following entry in the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ InternetExplorer\ Main
StartPage = www.progenic.com
By creating this entry, Recovery modifies the home page of Internet Explorer.
Further Details
Recovery is written in the programming language Visual C++ v4.20. This hacking tool is 26,112 bytes in size.
Additionally, the option menu of Recovery is the following:
