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Trojan:W32/Fraudpack

First posted on 15 June 2010.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Trojan:W32/Fraudpack.

Explanation :

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.

Additional DetailsTrojan:W32/Fraudpack refers to a very large family of programs which appear to be antivirus applications, but are either deceptive, non-functional or outrightly malicious. These programs are generally referred to as rogue programs, or rogueware.

Depending on the variant in question, Fraudpack variants may also be identified by other detections. A representative example of a Fraudpack variant is:

€ Rogue:W32/Sysguard.D
For more information about rogueware, pleas see Rogue:W32/Rogue antispyware.

Last update 15 June 2010

 

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