Parent class: Malware
Malicious tools are malicious programs designed to automatically create viruses, worms, or Trojans, conduct DoS attacks on remote servers, hack other computers, etc. Unlike viruses, worms, and Trojans, malware in this subclass does not present a direct threat to the computer it runs on, and the program’s malicious payload is only delivered on the direct order of the user.Read more
Class: HackTool
HackTool programs are used to create new users in the list of permitted system visitors, and to delete information from system logs in order to hide the malicious user’s presence on the system. These programs are also used to analyze and collect network packets to carry out specific malicious actions. Malicious users employ HackTool programs when setting up attacks on local or remote computers.Read more
Platform: MSIL
The Common Intermediate Language (formerly known as Microsoft Intermediate Language, or MSIL) is an intermediate language developed by Microsoft for the .NET Framework. CIL code is generated by all Microsoft .NET compilers in Microsoft Visual Studio (Visual Basic .NET, Visual C++, Visual C#, and others).Description
Applications of this family can activate unregistered Microsoft software products. Such applications can be used in conjunction with malicious or unwanted software.Top 10 countries with most attacked users (% of total attacks)
1
Russian Federation
21.31%
2
Vietnam
16.83%
3
Brazil
8.82%
4
India
3.87%
5
Mexico
3.58%
6
Iran
3.16%
7
Germany
2.32%
8
Italy
1.95%
9
Ukraine
1.92%
10
Spain
1.84%
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