The Qakbot virus that attacks end-users' credentials for financial websites seems to be getting increasingly advanced and dangerous. Reportedly, following its debut in 2009, Qakbot, during April 2011, caused a sharp increase in its infections, contaminating over 20,000 computers daily, reports InformationWeek dated May 23, 2011.
Essentially, like any virus, Qakbot propagates by placing its replicas on removable drives and network shares.
And soon it runs on any PC, it pulls down and runs more malware, captures as well as transmits data to its remote controllers, while establishing a backdoor to enable them acquire admission into the system.
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