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RedDwarf.A | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | RedDwarf.A |
| Technical name: | W32/RedDwarf.A.worm |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Alias: | TrojanDropper.Win32.Kifer, BAT.Snoital@mm |
| Type: | Worm |
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Subtype:
| Trojan |
| Effects: |
It allows hackers to enter and attack the affected computer. It spreads and affects other computer.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | Feb. 6, 2004 |
| Detection updated on: | Feb. 6, 2004 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
RedDwarf.A is a worm with the characteristics of a Trojan.
RedDwarf.A spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. Its main objective is to collapse computers and networks, preventing users from working with their computers.
Furthermore, due to its Trojan characteristics, RedDwarf.A allows hackers to get into and carry out dangerous actions in affected computers, such as capturing screenshots, stealing personal data, etc.
RedDwarf.A 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.
- Email: sending emails that include a copy of itself as an attachment. The computer is infected when the attachment is run.
- File infection: it infects different types of files, which are then distributed through any of the usual means: floppy disks, email messages with attachments, Internet download, files transferred via FTP, IRC channels, P2P file sharing networks, etc.
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