HTML/Malicious.ActiveX.Gen - Malware

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Virus:	HTML/Malicious.ActiveX.Gen
Date discovered:	14/08/2007
Type:	Trojan
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Low
Damage Potential:	Low
Static file:	No
Engine version:	7.04.01.62

Special detection HTML/Malicious.ActiveX.Gen

Description:
ActiveX allows additional features in web pages. ActiveX calls and controls small programs stored on the computer. Normally these programs do not do anything harmful. These programs can often be used, by giving them malicious input parameters, to do malicious tasks. This generic rule detects the attempt to feed vulnerable ActiveX programs with malicious input.

Version history:
The following engine updates were released in order to enhance detection:

• 7.04.01.62 ( 14/08/2007 )
• 7.08.00.04 ( 08/04/2008 )

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:32 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Andrei Ivanes on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:40 (GMT+1)

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