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DnsChanger.AHH | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | DnsChanger.AHH |
| Technical name: | Trj/DnsChanger.AHH |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows to get into the affected computer.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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| Affected platforms:
| MS-DOS |
| First detected on: | Feb. 8, 2008 |
| Detection updated on: | Feb. 8, 2008 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
DnsChanger.AHH is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions: screenlogging, stealing personal data, etc. DnsChanger.AHH 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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