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Packed.Generic.480


First posted on 17 January 2015.
Source: Symantec

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Packed.Generic.480.

Explanation :

A packer is a tool that compresses, encrypts or obfuscates executable files. Malware authors often use packers to conceal threats from detection by antivirus software. Packed.Generic.480 detects a packer that is not known to be used for legitimate purposes.

This heuristic detection is used to detect threats associated with the following families:
Trojan.ZbotInfostealer.DonxTrojan.Klovbot

Files that are detected as Packed.Generic.480 are considered malicious. If you have reason to believe that your files are incorrectly detected by Symantec products, you can submit them to Symantec Security Response for further analysis.

Last update 17 January 2015

 

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