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Full Name:
Backdoor Agent Websearch   Read More
Type: Virus
SG Index: 5 [Explain]
Category Description: Malevolent software that spreads itself automatically by infesting other files on your PC. Software which attaches to other software. A boot virus inserts its code into the boot record or master boot record of a disk, so that when the machine boots from that disk, the virus code is executed. A file virus inserts its code into an executable file, so that when that file is executed, the virus is executed as well. A macro virus attaches itself to documents like Word or Excel.
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Properties:
  •  Adds other software
  •  Alters Key Windows Components
  •  Autostarts/Stays Resident
  •  Connects to the internet
  •  Force, hidden or stealth install
  •  Has Updater
  •  Bundles Software
  •  No EULA present
  •  No standard Uninstaller
  •  Updating cannot be disabled
  •  Reveals internal network
  •  Stealth Tactics
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