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Agent.OFT | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Agent.OFT |
| Technical name: | Bck/Agent.OFT |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Backdoor |
| Effects: |
It allows to gain remote access to the affected computer.
It searches for and steals passwords saved for certain Windows services.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Nov. 30, 2010 |
| Detection updated on: | Nov. 30, 2010 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Agent.OFT is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
passwords saved by certain Windows services. Agent.OFT 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. |