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Type: Spyware
Aliases: AdvWare.Gator
In
the wild: No
Destructive: No
Language: english
Systems
affected: Windows 98, ME, NT, 200, XP, Server 2003
Encrypted: No
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Description:
This spyware usually arrives as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.
Once active in memory, it is capable of the following functions:
- Monitor Web sites visited by an affected user
- Send spam messages, such as special offers and advertisements
- Access Web sites that are capable of modifying Internet browsers' search and startup pages
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For additional information about this threat, see: Solution Technical Details
Description created: Apr 19, 2004
Revision
history:
Jun 1, 2006 - Modified Grayware Report
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