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Autoit.KF | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Autoit.KF |
| Technical name: | W32/Autoit.KF |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows to get into the affected computer.
It spreads
, via mapped drives, through shared network resources.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | March 29, 2010 |
| Detection updated on: | March 29, 2010 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Autoit.KF is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions. Autoit.KF 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.
- Computer networks (shared resources): it creates copies of itself in shared network resources to which it has access.
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