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TROJ_FRAUDLOA.WM
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:

Medium

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan may be downloaded from remote site(s) 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 site(s).

It connects to a certain Web site to download and save a fake antivirus program. It then executes the downloaded file. Trend Micro detects the said file as TROJ_SPYWAD.BC. As a result, routines of the downloaded Trojan are also exhibited on the affected system.

This Trojan displays the following graphical user interface (GUI):

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

Description created: Aug. 17, 2008 10:47:54 AM GMT -0800

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