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Description:
It starts from several Italian Web pages. From there, the whole LINKOPTIM attack branches out to countless possibilities, putting the Italian computing population in a sticky security situation. After numerous redirections, obfuscations, different techniques for different Web browsers, and ever changing download URLs and files to download, there is no definite indication of a LINKOPTIM infection. Read a comprehensive article about the LINKOPTIM attack here: A Long and Winding Road: Tracking Down the LINKOPTIM Attack. |
This Trojan may arrive as a file dropped or downloaded by other malware. It may also be downloaded and manually installed by an unsuspecting user. Upon execution, it registers itself as a Browser Helper Object (BHO).
It connects to the certain URLs to execute several scripts, which effectively compromise the affected computer. It also poses to be a Microsoft file to trick the user into thinking that it is legitimate.
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Description created: Sep. 13, 2006 12:00:55 PM GMT -0800
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