Hacktool.HideWindow

Behavior

Hacktool.HideWindow is a utility program that hackers often use to hide the windows of applications, which are used for malicious purposes.

Symptoms

Your Symantec antivirus program detects this threat as Hacktool.HideWindow.

Transmission

Hacktool.HideWindow is commonly associated with various IRC Backdoor and Trojan horse programs.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version June 26, 2009 revision 033
• Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 2004 revision 004
• Latest Daily Certified version June 26, 2009 revision 041
• Initial Weekly Certified release date January 14, 2004

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