Trojan.MSWord.Agent

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).

Read more

Platform: MSWord

Microsoft Word (MS Word) is a popular word processor and part of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word files have a .doc or .docx extension.

Description

Malware of this family consists of a .doc or .docx document containing a script that can be run in Microsoft Word (Visual Basic for Applications). The script contains procedures for destroying, blocking, modifying, or copying data, as well as interfering with the functioning of computers or computer networks.

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

Read more

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