TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A
Posted: October 26, 2015
Threat Metric
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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.
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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: | 1,070 |
| First Seen: | October 26, 2015 |
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| Last Seen: | August 13, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A is a low-level cyber threat that may cause some minor PC issues. Despite its scary-sounding name, TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A doesn't have much in common with threatening Trojans most PC users are afraid of. If TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A manages to infiltrate a computer, it may drop its executable files to random system folders and use made-up names to disguise them. Some of the file names used by TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A may include 'winprep.exe,' 'windows activator.exe,' 'top-windows.exe,' etc. As you can see, the authors of this Trojan have used simple tricks to make their files seem important so that they don't raise any suspicions.
But what exactly is the purpose of TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A? TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A is the main tool used in a simple campaign whose purpose is to generate revenue for cyber crooks. TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A may launch hidden instances of Internet Explorer that may be used to visit a pre-defined list of advertising links. These advertisements may be part of a pay-per-click advertising campaign, so whenever a user clicks on them, the cyber crooks receive money. In short, TrojanClicker:Win32/Buoveco.A is a simple tool used to increase the ad revenue that will benefit con artists. This low-level threat may be propagated with the help of spam emails, so be wary of emails coming from unknown senders, especially if they come with attachments.
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