Spyware Information: AccessPlugin
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: 71,232 bytes
- Threat level: Medium (more info...)
- Detections: 7 this month: 0
- Author: Unknown
- Appeared: 6/14/2005
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- Method of infection: AccessPlugin can be installed via drive-by download.
- Security issues: AccessPlugin configures your modem to make high-rate phone calls, usually to pornography related numbers. Once AccessPlugin is installed, it must be configured by visiting a website designed to use AccessPlugin.
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- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,650
- Detections this Month: 797
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