Spyware Information: Intexus
This application is a telephone dialer. It can use your modem to make a telephone call. While some dialers are beneficial (they are supplied by your Internet Service Provider to allow Internet access), others will try to make toll telephone calls and possibly place '911' emergency calls without your permission.
- Size: 1,106,845 bytes
- Threat level: Medium (more info...)
- Detections: 109 this month: 0
- Author: Unknown
- Appeared: 7/9/2005
Research
- Method of infection: Intexus can be installed via ActiveX download. It runs an installer when it is downloaded.
- Privacy policy: None available.
- Security issues: Intexus will ask you what country you are dialing from. If you accept the installation, it will make high-rate phone calls.
- Stability issues: Intexus may change the settings for your modem.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,799,446
- Detections this Month: 97


