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TROJ_INJECT.NI
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 also be dropped by other malware.

Upon execution, it drops several files, some of which are detected as TROJ_INJECT.NI. A dropped non-malicious file contains the the path and file name of the malware. It then injects threads into a normal process as part of its memory-residency routine. This Trojan also modifies a registry entry to enable its automatic execution at every system startup.

This Trojan opens a hidden Internet Explorer window. It connects to an IP address. However, the said IP address is not accesible as of this writing. It also restarts the affected system.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Nov. 17, 2008 3:47:48 PM GMT -0800

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