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Multidrp.AM | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Multidrp.AM |
| Technical name: | Trj/Multidropper.AM |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Alias: | AdClicker-O.dr |
| Type: | Trojan |
| Effects: | It downloads and executes different malware, mainly Trojans and adware, in the affected computer. |
| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
| First detected on: | March 30, 2004 |
| Detection updated on: | March 20, 2006 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Multidrp.AM is a Trojan that downloads and executes different malware in the affected computer: Trj/Revop.F: This Trojan gathers information on the affected computer and on the Internet connections. Then it sends this information to an specific web site. Adware/Undersearch: This adware displays a message on screen trying to trick users into visiting the link it includes. If so, the user is redirected to several web sites (for every visit to these sites, the author of Multidrp.AM gets economic benefits). Adware/Searchcentrix.
Multidrp.AM 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 | |
Multidrp.AM is very easy to recognize, as it displays the following message on screen when executed, but only if there is an Internet connection available at that moment:
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