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VB.AFG | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | VB.AFG |
| Technical name: | Trj/VB.AFG |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows to get into the affected computer.
It uses anti-monitoring techniques in order to prevent it being detected by antivirus companies.
It spreads
, via email, via mapped drives.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | April 17, 2009 |
| Detection updated on: | April 17, 2009 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
VB.AFG is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions. It uses several methods in order to avoid detection by antivirus companies: - It terminates its own execution if it detects that it is being executed in a virtual machine environment, such as VMWare or VirtualPC.
VB.AFG 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.
- Email: sending emails that include a copy of itself as an attachment. The computer is infected when the attachment is run.
- Computer networks (mapped drives): it creates copies of itself in mapped drives.
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