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Harakit.Y | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Harakit.Y |
| Technical name: | W32/Harakit.Y |
| 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 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: | Oct. 8, 2009 |
| Detection updated on: | Oct. 8, 2009 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Harakit.Y 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.
Harakit.Y 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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