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ServTcp.A | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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Common name: | ServTcp.A |
Technical name: | Bck/ServTcp.A |
Threat level: | Low |
Alias: | Backdoor.Win32.Small.hj |
Type: | Backdoor |
Effects: |
It allows to gain remote access to the affected computer.
It uses the infected computer to take malicious actions on other users.
It opens one or more ports to allow remote access to the computer.
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: | March 23, 2006 |
Detection updated on: | May 8, 2006 |
Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
ServTcp.A is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer. It affects productivity, preventing tasks from being carried out: - In the affected computer:
it converts the computer into a platform for taking malicious action surreptitiously: spam sending, launch of Denial of Service attacks, malware distribution, etc.
It reduces the security level of the computer:
it opens one or more ports to allow remote access to the computer and takes action that compromises user confidentiality. ServTcp.A 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.
- It is dropped or downloaded to the computer by other malware specimens, for example: Multidropper.BGI.
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