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TROJ_AGENT.TM
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.hcl (Kaspersky), Downloader-BGX (McAfee), Downloader (Symantec), TR/Dldr.Agent.hcl.1 (Avira), Troj/Portles-E (Sophos), TrojanDownloader:Win32/Agent (Microsoft)

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

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

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan arrives on the system as a file downloaded by the following malware:

It drops its DLL component that is also detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_AGENT.TM. The said .DLL file is injected into processes running in memory.

It registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup. It does this by creating a certain registry key.

It attempts to connect to several URLs. However, as of this writing, the said URLs are inaccessible.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Mar. 12, 2008 2:31:16 AM GMT -0800

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