What next? Trojan.Linkoptimizer

2006-12-01

Mircea Ciubotariu

Symantec Security Response, Ireland
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

The Linkoptimizer trojan raised alarms in the AV industry signalling that there are other ingenious ways besides advanced rootkits to make the lives of both users and security providers difficult. Mircea Ciubotariu has the full details of Trojan.Linkoptmizer.

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