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TROJ_FAKEAV.FP
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:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan may be downloaded from remote sites by other malware. It may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

It drops copies of itself.

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 may connect to Web sites to download and execute possibly malicious files.

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

Description created: Aug. 24, 2008 1:50:25 PM GMT -0800

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