malware Type: virus
Discovered: 2006-07-28
Added: 2006-08-15
Threat ID: 134342 |
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Risk Description:
Ease of Removing trojan.Proxy.879
Uses running processes
Consistent file contents
Consistently named
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Privacy Risks/Security Changes of Trojan.Proxy.879
Transmits personal data to remote computers
Propagation/Saturation of Trojan.Proxy.879
Spreads through Internet Relay Chat (IRC) [VIRUS ONLY]
Significantly slows down the computer
Mimics legitimate file names
Creates new files
Displays error messages due to buggy code
Displays fake error messages
Spreads from a link in an email
Spreads through Peer-2-Peer software [VIRUS ONLY] |
alias(s) of Trojan.Proxy.879
TR/Proxy.Horst.BB
W32/Horst.M
Win32:Trojano-3436
Generic.TNZ
Trojan.Downloader.Small.ADH
DNAScan
Proxy.879
W32/Small.BTS!tr
Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Horst.bb
Proxy-Horst
Win32/TrojanProxy.Horst
W32/Horst.IW
Trj/Proton.A
Trojan.Zlob
Troj/Horst-BT
TrojanProxy.Win32.Horst.780E |
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