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Locksky.DZ | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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Common name: | Locksky.DZ |
Technical name: | W32/LockSky.DZ.worm |
Threat level: | Low |
Type: | Worm |
Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
It captures keystrokes.
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 uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It spreads
, via email.
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Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98 |
First detected on: | April 22, 2007 |
Detection updated on: | April 22, 2007 |
Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Locksky.DZ is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
keystrokes, in order to obtain information for accessing online banking services, passwords and other confidential information. It affects productivity, preventing tasks from being carried out: - In the affected computer:
causes system slowdowns.
- In the local network:
it generates a large amount of network activity and consumes bandwidth.
It reduces the security level of the computer:
it changes the security settings of Internet Explorer, decreasing its security level; it changes system permissions, decreasing the security level. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It injects itself in running processes.
Locksky.DZ 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.
- Email: sending emails that include a copy of itself as an attachment. The computer is infected when the attachment is run.
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