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SoftSoldier | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | SoftSoldier |
| Technical name: | Adware/SoftSoldier |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Alias: | Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.l, |
| Type: | Adware |
| Effects: |
It causes the slowdown of the system, preventing planned tasks from being carried out.
It spreads
, across the Internet.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Oct. 19, 2009 |
| Detection updated on: | May 18, 2010 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Adware refers to programs that display advertising using any means: pop-ups, banners, changes to the browser home page or search page, etc. The advertisements could be associated with the products or services offered by the creator of the program or by third-parties. Adware can be installed in a number of ways, on some occasions without users' consent, and either with or without users' knowledge of its function. It affects productivity, preventing tasks from being carried out: - In the affected computer:
causes system slowdowns.
SoftSoldier 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.
- Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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