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This indicates that a system might be infected by Malware Valak.
Valak is a downloader that downloads and installs other malware to steal data from the affected user.

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Any unprotected Windows system is vulnerable.

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System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems.

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The signature can be set to "Block" to block the malware's communication.
Please use Anti-Virus software to scan and clean the computer.

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2020-07-20 15.889 Default_action:pass:drop
2020-07-09 15.882 Sig Added
2020-06-24 15.871 Sig Added
2020-06-10 15.862