Detect date
02/17/2016
Class
Trojan
Platform
MSIL

Parent class: TrojWare

Trojans are malicious programs that perform actions which are not authorized by the user: they delete, block, modify or copy data, and they disrupt the performance of computers or computer networks. Unlike viruses and worms, the threats that fall into this category are unable to make copies of themselves or self-replicate. Trojans are classified according to the type of action they perform on an infected computer.

Class: Trojan

A malicious program designed to electronically spy on the user’s activities (intercept keyboard input, take screenshots, capture a list of active applications, etc.). The collected information is sent to the cybercriminal by various means, including email, FTP, and HTTP (by sending data in a request).

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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

Malware in this family often is disguised as an image file or as legitimate software. When the user opens the malware, it shows an image or window that does not contain actual content. The malware then extracts a file, contained inside of it, to a temporary folder. This file (in most cases, a keylogger) is added by the malware to the list of programs automatically launched by the operating system during startup.

Top 10 countries with most attacked users (% of total attacks)

1 Algeria 12.25
2 India 10.96
3 Saudi Arabia 5.24
4 Russian Federation 4.97
5 Iraq 3.83
6 Egypt 3.52
7 Turkey 3.30
8 Brazil 3.20
9 Vietnam 2.58
10 Germany 2.53
* Percentage among all unique Kaspersky users worldwide who were attacked by this malware

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Find out the statistics of the vulnerabilities spreading in your region on statistics.securelist.com

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