HTML/Spoofing.Gen - Malware

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Virus:	HTML/Spoofing.Gen
Date discovered:	08/04/2008
Type:	AHeAD Heuristic special detection
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Low
Damage Potential:	Low
Static file:	No
Engine version:	7.08.00.04

Special detection HTML/Spoofing.Gen

Description:
A Homepage can use a HTML trick to fool the user. This is called "spoofing". Very often the URL of a homepage is not displayed correctly and the user thinks he is visiting a banking site. In reality he visits a page created by the malware author which looks like a banking site to steal users identities and passwords.

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

   • 7.08.00.04   ( 08/04/2007 )
   • 7.09.00.04   ( 15/10/2008 )
   • 7.09.00.26   ( 05/11/2008 )
   • 7.09.00.31   ( 11/11/2008 )
   • 7.09.00.41   ( 04/12/2008 )
   • 7.09.00.60   ( 22/01/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.74   ( 04/02/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.93   ( 26/02/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.114   ( 12/03/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.129   ( 26/03/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.155   ( 23/04/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.180   ( 27/05/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.187   ( 11/06/2009 )
   • 7.09.00.191   ( 17/06/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.01/8.02.01.01   ( 12/08/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.08/8.02.01.08   ( 04/09/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.23/8.02.01.23   ( 21/09/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.53/8.02.01.53   ( 31/10/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.61/8.02.01.61   ( 08/11/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.70/8.02.01.70   ( 17/11/2009 )
   • 7.09.01.146/8.02.01.146   ( 20/01/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.150/8.02.01.150   ( 22/01/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.156/8.02.01.156   ( 01/02/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.170/8.02.01.170   ( 15/02/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.172/8.02.01.172   ( 22/02/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.194/8.02.01.194   ( 17/03/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.204/8.02.01.204   ( 26/03/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.210/8.02.01.210   ( 01/04/2010 )
   • 7.09.01.220/8.02.01.220   ( 15/04/2010 )
   • 7.09.02.04/8.02.02.04   ( 02/06/2010 )

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:49 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Andrei Ivanes on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:19 (GMT+1)

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