A program that installs a virus without being infectious itself. EICAR EICAR is a product of the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research and is a special test file. This dummy file is detected by antivirus products exactly as if it were a virus. Naturally, the file is not a virus. When executed, EICAR.COM will display the text 'EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE' and exit.
dropper is a carrier of a virus, dropping a virus or Trojan Horse when run or opened. Dropper programs do not contain a virus, just the code to create a virus file or program on the computer. This makes detection of a dropper very difficult.
A dropper is carrier file that installs a virus on a computer system. Virus author often use droppers to shield their viruses from anti-virus software. The virus code is usually contained in a dropper in such a way that it won't be detected by virus scanners that normally detect that virus (i.e., the dropper program is not infected with the virus). A dropper which installs a virus only in memory (without infecting anything on the disk) is sometimes called an "injector".
A dropper is a rare program that installs (drops) a virus into a computer system. This .dr file, similar to a Trojan horse, is designed in a manner to go undetected by normal scans of the delivered virus.
a program which "drops" the virus, worm or trojan onto a victim's computer, often covertly.
A dropper is a program that has been designed or modified to "install" a virus onto the target system. The virus code is usually contained in a dropper in such a way that it won't be detected by virus scanners that normally detect that virus. While quite uncommon, a few droppers have been discovered. A dropper is effectively a Trojan Horse whose payload is installing a virus infection. A dropper which installs a virus only in memory is sometimes called an "injector".
a program designed to install or deliver a virus or trojan horse onto a target system
a program that installs a Trojan or virus covertly
a program that installs a virus or Trojan, often covertly
a program that is not a virus, nor is it infected with a virus, but when run it installs a virus into memory, on to the disk, or into a file
a program that, when run will
a program which installs a virus or Trojan, often covertly
a software application or part of the program which is designed to install hostile code onto the system of the targeted computer
a special form of Trojan that 'drops' viruses, i
a standalone program that drops a virus to a system
a standalone program that drops malicious files to a system
a Trojan horse that has a virus or viruses as a payload
In viruses and trojans, the dropper is the part of the program that installs the hostile code onto the system. Examples
An executable file that, when run, "drops" a virus. A 'Dropper' file has the capability to create or run a virus and infect the user's system when it is executed. When a 'Dropper' file is scanned, the scan may not detect a true virus, because the viral code has not yet been created. The viral code (and virus) is created when the 'Dropper' file is executed. Heuristics scanning often detects droppers before regular scanning will.
An executable file that, when run, "drops" a virus or trojan. A 'Dropper' file's intention is to create a virus or trojan and then execute it on the user's system.
A dropper is carrier file that installs a virus on a computer system. Virus author often use droppers to shield their viruses from anti-virus software. The term injector often refers to a dropper that installs a virus only in memory.
"Droppers" are executable files that contain viruses. When these files are run, the "dropper" releases the viruses it might contain. It is important to note that when an antivirus program scans this type of files no viruses will be detected, as the virus code is not created until the user runs the "dropper".
Dropper - Ausführbare Datei, die einen Virus oder Trojaner freisetzt, sobald sie gestartet wird. Ziel eines "Droppers" ist, einen Virus oder Trojaner zu erzeugen und ihn dann auf dem System eines Benutzers zu starten.
A dropper is a program containing a virus which has been compressed with PKLite, Diet, LZExe, etc. It has been designed to deposit the virus onto a hard disk, a floppy disk, a file, or into memory. The children of this process are not droppers.
Also known as a Trojan Downloader, a Dropper is a file created specifically to introduce a spyware program, virus, worm or Trojan into a system.
A dropper is a program that installs a virus or Trojan Horse. Dropper by itself is not a virus.
A program with a virus infected file hiden inside in such a way as to escape detection by scanners until the dropper is executed and injects the virus into the system.
A dropper is a program(malware component) that has been designed to "install" some sort of malware (virus, backdoor, etc) to a target system. The malware code can be contained within the dropper (single stage) in such a way as to avoid detection by virus scanners or the dropper may download the malware to the target machine once activated (two stage).