Spyware Information: Chir.A
This application is a worm. Unlike a virus, whose purpose is both to install itself on as many computers as possible and then perform some (probably damaging) action on them, worms are designed primarily to copy themselves and not to accomplish anything specific once copied. Worms can do a lot of damage to a network or even the Internet if they multiply fast enough, and they could be used by malicious software as a means to spread.
- Size: 233,701 bytes
- Threat level: Low (more info...)
- Detections: 0 this month: 0
- Author: Unknown
- Appeared: 10/1/2004
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- Method of infection: Chir.A sends out mass emails which exploit a vulnerability in Outlook and Outlook Express to automatically run attachements. Chir.A also spreads via network shares.
- Advertising: None.
- Browser degradation: As with any worm, the entire infected computer will experience performance degradation.
- Privacy policy: None.
- Stability issues: As with any worm, the entire infected computer may experience crashes or other errors.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,656
- Detections this Month: 803
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