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TROJ_MEDBOT.AI
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Horst.za (Kaspersky), Trojan.Lootseek.AV (Symantec), TR/Proxy.Horst.Gen (Avira), Mal/Horst-E (Sophos),

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: 

NOTE: This Trojan is part of a complex attack initiated by the MEDBOT family. The attack employs multiple components that work together to achieve a common goal. Read a comprehensive description of the malware family here: The MEDBOT Menace.

This Trojan usually arrives on a system as a dropped or downloaded file of other malware from a remote site.

Upon execution, it drops files in the Windows system and Windows folders. It creates a certain registry entry so that it automatically executes at every system startup.

It acts as a proxy server that opens a random port, where it listens for commands from remote malicious users. As a proxy server, it allows the malicious users to hide their original location since connections can only be traced to the system where this Trojan is installed.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Sep. 13, 2006 8:36:10 AM GMT -0800

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