LNK:Runner-B
Posted: January 24, 2013
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 36,649 |
First Seen: | January 24, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | April 2, 2024 |
LNK:Runner-B, also known as the Link Runner Virus, is a Trojan that usually spreads via hijacked websites. LNK:Runner-B may also propagate via malicious spam email attachments. LNK:Runner-B uses the scripts to execute when an affected computer user opens the malicious email message. Once LNK:Runner-B is running on the compromised PC, it starts to look for files and folders. LNK:Runner-B creates copies of files and folders by renaming them into the .LNK files. The genuine files and folders are hidden by changing their attributes to 'System' and 'Hidden'. Modified files and folders remain hidden from PC users, pressing them to execute malicious .LNK versions. LNK:Runner-B makes all .LNK files to run it. LNK:Runner-B may also propagate to a network when the malicious file is run on connected computers.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:524a82f1aeec2d20eee8a1b2ddf8dd7c
File name: 524a82f1aeec2d20eee8a1b2ddf8dd7cSize: 17.56 KB (17567 bytes)
MD5: 524a82f1aeec2d20eee8a1b2ddf8dd7c
Detection count: 64
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 28, 2013
6bd290427820dededa116f47c774bc97
File name: 6bd290427820dededa116f47c774bc97Size: 2.41 KB (2419 bytes)
MD5: 6bd290427820dededa116f47c774bc97
Detection count: 60
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 28, 2013
203ad917c56198711c5615a01a279074
File name: 203ad917c56198711c5615a01a279074Size: 24.66 KB (24664 bytes)
MD5: 203ad917c56198711c5615a01a279074
Detection count: 59
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 28, 2013
61d9e988eade69c6acde5a053d291044
File name: 61d9e988eade69c6acde5a053d291044Size: 816.21 KB (816212 bytes)
MD5: 61d9e988eade69c6acde5a053d291044
Detection count: 55
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 28, 2013
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