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Other:W32/Hidden_items

First posted on 26 April 2010.
Source: SecurityHome

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There are no other names known for Other:W32/Hidden_items.

Explanation :

The file appears to be suspicious, is potentially undesirable, or may be structured in a way or has characteristics that resembles known malware. This may indicate the presence of a malware infection, or that the suspect file is malicious.

Additional DetailsHidden processes, files and applications are displayed as suspicious items. The presence of these items can indicate the following:

€ A normal, non-malicious application might be hidden for some reason OR € Malware (a stealth virus, rootkit or spyware) may be hiding on the computer
There are many malicious and non-malicious reasons why items can be hidden on the computer:

€ XCP Digital Rights Management (DRM) software: The copy-protection software included on some music CD's hides files and processes. While the files are not malicious, there are security risks involved with them. € Backdoor:W32/Haxdoor: Note that this backdoor hides important system files, which are not malicious themselves. € Apropos: This is a family of spyware that hides files and processes.

Last update 26 April 2010

 

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