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Moshpunt 2K

Posted: March 28, 2006

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 26
First Seen: October 29, 2015
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Moshpunt 2K is a high-level Trojan that may collect information. It focuses on the victim's login credentials for various accounts, including email addresses. The functionality and distribution of Moshpunt 2K are very similar to another piece of spyware named Omerstroke. The most significant difference between these two Trojans is that Moshpunt 2K is far more persistent and stubborn. Its developers, whose identity has not been revealed yet, update it on a regular basis. The malware first appeared in 2000, and 15 years later it still exists and tries to obtain information. The hackers that use Moshpunt 2K for their attacks managed to get access to the email passwords of some clients of AOL, which is one of the top media corporations in the USA. You can only imagine the consequences if they enter your email and read all the personal information stored there. When you register on the majority of online platforms, you may receive a verification message in your email with the login credentials. This fact means that if the culprits obtain the password for your email, they may afterwards breach into various other accounts. The results may even be financial losses. Like the majority of information-collecting cyber threats, Moshpunt 2K works in the background. The purpose of these Trojans is not to cause any problems with the Operating System (OS) because then the victim can take actions. Instead, Moshpunt 2K monitors the actions of the victim and records the keystrokes silently. It may transfer the obtained data to Command and Control (C&C) servers regularly. The distribution of this malware may involve the use of compromised email attachments or fake program updates. If you downloaded such software in the recent past, you should scan your PC with a powerful anti-malware tool immediately.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 ipgrapper4vp.frm
    2 ipgrapper4vp.vbp
    3 module3.bas
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