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Radalatan.A
Threat LevelDamageDistribution

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Common name:	Radalatan.A
Technical name:	W32/Radalatan.A
Threat level:	Low
Alias:	NTLDR,0x1400
Type:	Virus
Effects:	It carries out damaging actions on the affected computer. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy. It causes the loss of information stored on the computer, either specific files or data in general. It affects the productivity of the computer, the network to which it’s connected or other remote sites. It carries out actions that decrease the security level of the computer. It does not spread automatically using its own means.
Affected platforms:	Windows 2003/XP/2000
First detected on:	Dec. 10, 2005
Detection updated on:	Dec. 12, 2005
Statistics	No

Brief Description

Radalatan.A is a virus that spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs.

Radalatan.A prevents access from programs to websites of several companies related with security tools (antivirus programs, firewalls, etc.).

Radalatan.A redirects attempts to access web pages of certain banks to spoofed pages, with the aim of logging information entered by the user in these pages.

Radalatan.A redirects attempts to access several web pages to a specific IP address.

Radalatan.A 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.

Radalatan.A uses the following infection strategies:

Prepending: it enters its code at the beginning of the file it infects. By doing this, it ensures that the virus is run every time the infected file is executed, but without interfering the functioning of the file.