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First posted on 16 June 2010.
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Explanation :
A program that secretly and maliciously integrates itself into program or data files. It spreads by integrating itself into more files each time the host program is run.
Additional DetailsVirus:W32/Generic is a Generic Detection that identifies files with virus-like characteristics or behavior.
About Generic Detections
Unlike more traditional detections (also known as signatures or single-file detections) a Generic Detection does not identify a unique or individual malicious program. Instead, a Generic Detection looks for broadly applicable code or behavior characteristics that indicate a file as potentially malicious, so that a single Generic Detection can efficiently identify dozens, or even hundreds of malware.
For more information about Generic Detections, see the Other:W32/Generic description.
Last update 16 June 2010
