Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent.ac (Kaspersky), AdClicker-BQ (McAfee), Trojan Horse (Symantec), TR/Dldr.Agen.nv.4.A (Avira), Troj/AdClick-BL (Sophos), TrojanClicker:Win32/Agent (Microsoft)

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Encrypted: No

Description: 

This Trojan is classified as a minor type of malicious program and is usually grouped with other adware or spyware. Programs of this type are commonly not dangerous nor destructive in nature. However, they could affect the user's privacy and even leak confidential information.

It is Trend Micro's detection for a malicious, non-destructive DLL (Dynamic Link Library) component of another malware. It is installed once a user visits certain malicious Web sites that drop this file.

On systems running Windows NT, this Trojan may create a registry entry to activate its code each time a program is executed.

This Trojan runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP.

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Description created: Jun. 6, 2004 10:31:31 PM GMT -0800
Description updated: Mar. 20, 2005 6:22:13 PM GMT -0800

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