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Net-Worm:W32/Koobface.gen

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Net-worm

Aliases:

  • Net-Worm:W32/Koobface.gen
  • Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface
  • W32/Koobface.worm (McAfee)
  • W32.Koobface (Symantec)
  • Worm:Win32/Koobface (Microsoft)

Summary

Net-Worm:W32/Koobface.gen is the generic detection of Net-Worm:W32/Koobface variants. Koobface uses online social networks - such as Facebook, Hi5, Friendster, Myspace and so on - to spread.

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Removal

Technical Details

For a representative example of Koobface, please see the follow description:

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