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VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!KK

First posted on 02 December 2013.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!KK.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!KK is a generic detection for malicious files that are obfuscated using particular techniques to protect them from detection or analysis.

A malicious file is generally encrypted and/or compressed and stored inside another program, which decodes the malicious file and loads it. The malicious program may be injected into a clean process or loaded in a new process of its own. Unlike a €œdropper€, the malicious executable is never written to disk as a separate file. Malicious programs detected as VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!KK can have any purpose, as this technique is utilized by many different malware families to protect them from detection or analysis.Symptoms

Alerts from your security software may be the only symptom.

Last update 02 December 2013

 

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