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Virus Encyclopedia
Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
Netcut | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
Effects |
Netcut belongs to the category of Potentially Unwanted Programs, also known as PUPs. PUPs are programs that, due to their features or means of distribution, can affect users' consent, awareness or control over operations like:
The evaluation criteria of PUPs are based on the proposals suggested by the Anti-Spyware Coalition, organization of which Panda Security is a member.
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Netcut does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs the attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.
Netcut has the following additional characteristics: