Poweliks Trojan infiltrates other malware into the system (chain infections). After installation, the setup immediately self deletes. This is to hide any traces of the malware. Not that, unlike most other malware, this trojan is stored in Windows Registry, rather than a folder. They do this in an attempt to give the impression of legitimacy - it is much simpler to trick someone into opening email attachments that are received from familiar names.Īs mentioned, opened attachments stealthily download and execute the Poweliks Trojan trojan installer. Cyber criminals typically claim to be employees of legitimate companies or governmental agencies. There are many different spam email campaigns. The installer that infiltrates Poweliks Trojan into systems is usually proliferated via spam email campaigns.Ĭyber criminals send thousands of emails that contain deceptive messages encouraging users to open an attached document, which then immediately executes a number of commands that download and execute the Poweliks Trojan installer. Poweliks is a high-risk trojan designed to proliferate other viruses.

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