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Mal/Iframe-F

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 16 April 2007 11:12:45 (GMT)
Last updated 3 April 2009 14:44:52 (GMT)
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More Information

Mal/Iframe-F is a small or hidden iframe within a web page that attempts to run malicious software. It is often used by attackers as the first stage of a larger web based malware attack.

At the time of writing Mal/Iframe-F is still one of the most commonly seen threats on web pages that have been compromised by malicious hackers. It is used to funnel web traffic from many compromised sites to one or two sites that are controlled by attackers and are hosting malicious software.

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