W2KM_MACOP.A
PLATFORM:
Windows
OVERALL RISK RATING:
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INFORMATION EXPOSURE:
Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It infects certain file types by inserting code in the said files.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
File Size:
52,224 bytes
File Type:
DOC
Initial Samples Received Date:
17 Jul 2015
Arrival Details
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
File Infection
This file infector infects files with the following file extensions by inserting code in the said files:
- .DOC
NOTES:
This malware infects documents by copying its macro code to newly opened documents.