Spyware Detail

Summary

Overwriting Trojan. Encrypts files and hides directories.

Alias

Aids Information 2 [McAfee]
AIDS!Trojan [Computer Associates]
Aidsinfo.B trojan [Eset]
Cyborg
destructive program [F-Prot]
Trj/AidsInfo.B [Panda]
Trojan.AidsInfo.b [Kaspersky]

Category

Trojan:  Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.

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