Omerstroke
Posted: March 28, 2006
Threat Metric
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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: | 63 |
First Seen: | October 28, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | March 8, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Omerstroke is a Trojan developed with the purpose to collect information. Its primary target is to obtain passwords for the user's accounts, including email addresses. The people behind Omerstroke have managed to obtain the credentials of some clients of AOL. If you are unaware, AOL is a large American mass media corporation that offers an email client in addition to various other services. Once Omerstroke compromises victim's PC, the potential consequences may be pretty adverse. For this reason, it is advisable to prevent the installation of the Trojan and avoid the infection. The malware doesn't rely on unique distribution methods: it may enter in case you open corrupt email attachments or download software from suspicious platforms. An example of the sites you should not use when you need a particular program is torrent trackers. Unlike the majority of spyware Trojans, Omerstroke doesn't establish a connection towards Command and Control (C&C) servers. Instead, the hackers receive the collected information via emails. If they manage to log into your email address, they may use all of your information for harmful operations. The cyber threat is not among the most complicated Trojans, but it may still affect sensitive areas of the Operating System (OS) such as the Windows Registry. It creates a few entries of its own, thanks to which Omerstroke launches simultaneously with the OS, meaning it will be active whenever the machine is switched on. One of the most troublesome aspects of this malware is that it works in the background, so you may not notice obvious signs of the infection. If you have reasons to assume this Trojan may have entered, you should scan your PC with advanced anti-malware application immediately.
File System Modifications
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name 1 mstasks.exe 2 newestpics.exe
Registry Modifications
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunmstasks=C:WindowsSystemmstasks.exe-quiet
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