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Pigeon.CG | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Pigeon.CG |
| Technical name: | Bck/Pigeon.CG |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Backdoor |
| Effects: |
It allows to gain remote access to the affected computer.
It carries out actions that decrease the security level of the computer.
It downloads files from several websites.
It spreads
, across the Internet.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | April 13, 2006 |
| Detection updated on: | May 2, 2006 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Pigeon.CG 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 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; it changes system permissions, decreasing the security level. Pigeon.CG accesses several websites to download files, which it then runs. These can be any type of file, although they are normally malware. Pigeon.CG 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.
- Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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