Federal Trojan aka R2D2 is considered to be one of the SKYPE interceptors as understood from the register. This trojon is also called by other names "0zapftis" or "Bundestrojaner",This trojan has the capability of running on 32 bit systems; with support for 64 bit versions of Windows. The technology works via a local installation of malware on the clients computer. BOTs and Trojans are classified generally under Malware.
According to Chaos Computer Club the specific Trojan has the capability to establish a backdoor on compromised machines supported by keystroke logging. The malware can not only siphon away intimate data but also offers a remote control or backdoor functionality for uploading and executing arbitrary other programs says CCC. R2D2 has the capability of recording Skype conversations.As understood it has the capability to eavesdrop into MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger chat clients with the power of key logging on browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer and SeaMonkey. Code injection into target processes is carried out by the dropper, through the use of different dll injection methods
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