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Overview

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

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

Upon execution, it creates folders. It drops files/components detected by Trend Micro as follows:

It creates registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup. 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 also creates registry key(s)/entry(ies).

It accesses Web sites to download file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system. It also connects to Web sites.

It modifies the system's HOSTS files to prevent users from accessing certain Web sites.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Apr. 1, 2009 1:49:13 AM GMT -0800

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