Backdoor.Win32.Miancha
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Ranking: | 3,859 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 1,229 |
First Seen: | February 14, 2014 |
Last Seen: | September 21, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Backdoor.Win32.Miancha is a backdoor Trojan that is distributed as part of a fake update for the GOM Player. Backdoor.Win32.Miancha recently made the news because Backdoor.Win32.Miancha was installed on a computer in a Japanese nuclear power plant due to an employee's inattentiveness. Backdoor.Win32.Miancha presents a significant threat to a computer. This is especially true if the affected computer has sensitive or important data. A computer in a nuclear reactor is an extremely high profile target. In this case, a threat could have incredibly devastating consequences. PC security experts emphasize the importance of PC users avoiding the same security breach as the anonymous nuclear plant employee: do not download software except directly from your software's developer. Even then, it is important to monitor and screen all downloads. Legitimate freeware programs and other software may be bundled with various types of unwanted components ranging from Potentially Unwanted Programs to backdoor Trojans like Backdoor.Win32.Miancha.
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What is the Meaning of Backdoor Trojans Like Backdoor.Win32.Miancha
Backdoor Trojans receive their name because they establish an opening into the affected computer. A backdoor Trojan functions in a way similar to leaving an unlocked back door open in a building. Just as a cybercrook can enter an unlocked back door and gain unauthorized access to a building, an ill-minded person can take advantage of an open backdoor into a computer in order to install other software, track information or control the infected computer from a remote location. Backdoor.Win32.Miancha establishes this backdoor, and may then be followed by another threat attack or additional steps that may be used to apply a wide variety of misleading tactics.
Backdoor.Win32.Miancha and the Nuclear Power Plant
After an employee downloaded an infected, fake update for the GOM Player, Backdoor.Win32.Miancha was detected on that computer in a nuclear power plant in Japan. Malware researchers believe that the target of the attack was not the facility but that it was a typical social engineering tactic which coincidentally infected that person's computer. However, such high risk facilities like nuclear reactors should have stricter computer security protocols and a more rigorous training of personnel.
File System Details
# | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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1. | GOMPLAYERBETASETUP_JP.EXE | |
2. | GoMPLAYER_JPSETUP.EXE |
URLs
Backdoor.Win32.Miancha may call the following URLs:
http://sch-s.pdf2docconvert.com/query |
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