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Conspy.A | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Conspy.A |
| Technical name: | Trj/Conspy.A |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Alias: | TROJ-CONSPY.C,TrojanSpy.Win32.Conspy.c |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: | It monitors the home page and default search page of Internet Explorer, as well as all the web pages accessed by the user. >>> |
| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| Detection updated on: | Feb. 11, 2004 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Conspy.A is a Trojan that goes memory resident and monitors the home page and default search page of Internet Explorer, as well as all the web pages accessed by the user. Conspy.A does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the attacking user’s intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, e-mail messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc. >>> |
Visible Symptoms | |
Conspy.A is difficult to recognize, as it does not show any messages or warnings that indicate it has reached the computer. |