Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Description: 

This Trojan has received attention from independent media sources and/or other security firms.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this malware, refer to the Behavior Diagram shown below.

Malware Overview

This Trojan may be downloaded from remote sites by other malware. It may also arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives as a specially crafted JPG file that contains an embeded encrypted EXE file.

Trend Micro detects the embedded file as TROJ_AGENT.APEX. The said embedded file may be used to capture and transmit network packets.

It requires its dropper or downloader to decrypt the said embedded EXE file. It does not have the capability to decrypt and execute the said embedded file itself.

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Description created: Oct. 1, 2009 1:45:46 PM GMT -0800

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