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Packed:W32/FSG

First posted on 17 May 2010.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

Packed:W32/FSG is also known as Trojan Horse (Symantec), Mal/Packer (Sophos), W32/packed_fsg (Other).

Explanation :

This program is packed using a packer program associated with numerous other malware.

Additional DetailsThe detection name Packed:W32/FSG indicates the suspect file was compressed or packed using the FSG compressor program, a popular utility that is also commonly used to pack malicious programs. The suspect file may also have been packed in such a way that safe analysis of the file is difficult.

The file is therefore flagged as a security risk as a precautionary measure.

Last update 17 May 2010

 

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