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Autorun.AZ | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Autorun.AZ |
| Technical name: | Trj/Autorun.AZ |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Alias: | Virus.Win32.AutoRun.bz, |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows to get into the affected computer.
It spreads
, via mapped drives.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Aug. 10, 2007 |
| Detection updated on: | Aug. 10, 2007 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Autorun.AZ is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions. Autorun.AZ 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.
- Computer networks (mapped drives): it creates copies of itself in mapped drives.
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