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Banker.KAS | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Banker.KAS |
| Technical name: | Rootkit/Banker.KAS |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Hacking Tool |
| Effects: |
It allows to carry out dangerous actions for the victims of attacks.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Dec. 21, 2007 |
| Detection updated on: | Dec. 21, 2007 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Banker.KAS is a rootkit. These are programs used to hide files, Windows Registry entries or processes, either their own or those of other programs. In this way, even when a user looks for these items on a computer, they won't be able to see them. Rootkits have been widely used for malicious ends, to camouflage other programs on computers that have previously been compromised through other means. There are certain examples of malware that use rootkits in order to go unnoticed on the computer they have infected. Banker.KAS 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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