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Dialer.KPG | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Dialer.KPG |
| Technical name: | Dialer.KPG |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Dialer |
| Effects: |
It establishes a phone connection with a high rate number.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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| Affected platforms:
| MS-DOS |
| First detected on: | Sept. 3, 2007 |
| Detection updated on: | Oct. 23, 2007 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Dialer.KPG is a dialer type malware. Dialers usually try to establish phone connections with high rate numbers, significantly increasing the phone bill of the affected user. Dialer.KPG affects computers that use a modem to connect to the Internet, as the virus modifies the Dial-up network access settings. It changes the telephone number provided by the ISP (Internet Service Provider), which is a local-rate number, to a high-rate number. Dialer.KPG 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.
- File infection: it infects different types of files, which are then distributed through any of the usual means: floppy disks, email messages with attachments, Internet download, files transferred via FTP, IRC channels, P2P file sharing networks, etc.
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