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MailBomb | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
At a glance
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Common name: | MailBomb |
Technical name: | Application/MailBomb |
Threat level: | Medium |
Type: | Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) |
Effects: |
It is a Potentially Unwanted Program, which can affect the users' consent, awarenes or control over the program.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
First detected on: | June 21, 2007 |
Detection updated on: | June 21, 2007 |
Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
MailBomb 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: - Installation.
- Modifications carried out on the computer.
- Behavior of the program.
- Processing of personal data.
- Uninstallation.
The evaluation criteria of PUPs are based on the proposals suggested by the Anti-Spyware Coalition, organization of which Panda Security is a member. MailBomb does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an 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. |
Tech details
Effects |
MailBomb 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: - Installation.
- Modifications carried out on the computer.
- Behavior of the program.
- Processing of personal data.
- Uninstallation.
The evaluation criteria of PUPs are based on the proposals suggested by the Anti-Spyware Coalition, organization of which Panda Security is a member. |
Means of transmission
MailBomb 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.
Further Details
MailBomb has the following additional characteristics:
- It is 49152 bytes in size.