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Virus:JS/Xilos

First posted on 04 February 2009.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

Virus:JS/Xilos is also known as Also Known As:JS/Xilos (McAfee).

Explanation :

Virus:JS/Xilos is a detection for a proof-of-concept Java Script obfuscation technique. The original proof-of-concept code was first published in the sixth issue of the 29A magazine. Once activated, it creates or rewrites a file named automodi.js in the current directory.

Symptoms
There are no obvious symptoms that indicate the presence of this malware on an affected machine.

Virus:JS/Xilos is a detection for a proof-of-concept Java Script obfuscation technique. The original proof-of-concept code was first published in the sixth issue of the 29A magazine. Once activated, it creates or rewrites a file named automodi.js in the current directory.

Analysis by Shali Hsieh

Last update 04 February 2009

 

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