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TROJ_FAKEAV.FW
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 site(s) by other malware, or by a user visiting malicious Web site(s). It may also arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It also drops a copy of itself into the Windows system folder. It also modifies the registry such that it will run at every system startup.

It may connect to a remote server to download and execute a malicious file. As a result, routines of the downloaded file may be exhibited on the affected system.

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

Description created: Aug. 24, 2008 4:37:22 PM GMT -0800

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