HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen
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Ranking: | 2,012 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 4,504 |
First Seen: | May 17, 2013 |
Last Seen: | September 19, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen is a worm that circulates via spam emails, which carry falsified invoices from Zalando and Deutsche Bahn. The fraudulent email fools attacked computer user into running an infected file, identified as HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen. Spammers send personalized emails in the German language supposedly coming from the popular website Zalando.de (shoes and women accessories) and from the Deutsche Bahn (German Railways). The text is addressed to the victimized PC user directly, and it threatens the computer user into opening the ZIP archive and running the damaging file. If the affected computer user opens and executes the harmful file, his/her PC will get corrupted by HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen.
URLs
HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen may call the following URLs:
www.browsesafelysearch.com/search/? |
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