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Packed.Generic.469

First posted on 11 November 2014.
Source: Symantec

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Packed.Generic.469.

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.469 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.LimitailDownloader
Files that are detected as Packed.Generic.469 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 11 November 2014

 

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