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Packed.Generic.468

First posted on 07 October 2014.
Source: Symantec

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Packed.Generic.468.

Explanation :

A packer is a tool that compresses, encrypts or obfuscates executable files. Malware authors often use packers to conceal threats from detection by antivirus software. Packed.Generic.468 detects a packer that is not known to be used for legitimate purposes.

This heuristic detection is used to detect threats associated with the following families:
Infostealer.LimitailTrojan HorseDownloader
Files that are detected as Packed.Generic.468 are considered malicious. If you have reason to believe that your files are incorrectly detected by Symantec products, you can submit them to Symantec Security Response for further analysis.

Last update 07 October 2014

 

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