Virus Guy wrote:
[snip]
> According to this:
>
> http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/virus_w32_alman_a.shtml
>
> it spreads via network connectivity, and also infects all executable
> files on a system (so there should be lots of hard-drive activity I
> would think).
>
> It seems to be catagorized as a network worm and trojan, not as a
> rootkit - but perhaps it eventually downloads and installs a rootkit
> as a second stage of the infection.
or perhaps 'rootkit' functionality is merely a *property* of other
malware... i think it only gets used as a primary classification when
the malware's other functionality isn't particularly significant by
comparison or if there isn't any other functionality to begin with...
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