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TROJ_ALUREON.AI
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan.Win32.Inject.cax (Kaspersky), Trojan.Zlob (Symantec), TR/Vundo.Gen (Avira), Mal/Generic-A (Sophos),

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:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

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

TROJ_ALUREON.AI Behavior Diagram

This Trojan is dropped by TROJ_ZLOB.CCW. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web site(s).

It drops copies of itself. It stays resident in the affected system's memory.

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

It creates registry key(s)/entry(ies) as part of its installation routine.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: May. 10, 2008 2:10:35 PM GMT -0800

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