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TROJ_PERLOVGA.A
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: W32/Perlovga !! (McAfee), W32.SillyFDC (Symantec), W32/Perlovga.A.1 (Avira), Mal/EncPk-BA (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:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan may be dropped by another malware. It may also arrive as an attachment to email messages.

It attempts to copy the file HOST.EXE to SVCHOST.EXE if found in the affected system. It also checks for the file AUTORUN.INF in the root folder. If found, it copies the said file to the Windows folder.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Jun. 20, 2006 6:12:04 AM GMT -0800

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