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TypeSpyware

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Systems affected: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:

Low

Reported detections:

Low

System  impact:

High

Information exposure:

High

 

Description:

This spyware may be dropped by other malware. It may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It creates registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup.

It steals sensitive FTP account information, such as username and password, which it saves in the file in a specific file. This then overwrites the existing legitimate file.

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