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Lineage.HJM | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Lineage.HJM |
| Technical name: | Trj/Lineage.HJM |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows to get into the affected computer.
It searches for and steals passwords saved for certain Windows services.
It affects the productivity of the computer, the network to which it’s connected or other remote sites.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
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: | Feb. 2, 2008 |
| Detection updated on: | Feb. 2, 2008 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Lineage.HJM is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
passwords saved by certain Windows services. 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 uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.
Lineage.HJM 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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