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Lineage.KRV | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Lineage.KRV |
| Technical name: | W32/Lineage.KRV |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Virus |
| Effects: |
It carries out damaging actions on the affected computer.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | March 31, 2009 |
| Detection updated on: | Oct. 1, 2009 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Lineage.KRV is a virus that spreads to other computers by copying its code to other files or programs. 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.
- It modifies system permissions in order to hide itself.
Lineage.KRV does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc. Lineage.KRV uses the following infection strategies: - Resident: once it has been run, the virus goes memory resident and stops functions belonging to the operating system. Therefore, every time the operating system or an application tries to access any of these functions, the virus will activate and infect new files.
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