Spyware Information: Coulomb Dialer
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: 11,480 bytes
- Threat level: High (more info...)
- Detections: 4 this month: 0
- Author: Coulomb Limited
- Appeared: 7/2006
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- Method of infection: This program is installed via ActiveX drive-by downloads.
- Security issues: Coulomb Dialer uses your modem to dial high-rate phone numbers in order to provide access to pornographic web sites.
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- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,656
- Detections this Month: 803
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