Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dsk (Kaspersky), W32/Generic.d (McAfee), Downloader (Symantec), TR/Dldr.Small.dsk (Avira), Mal/Emogen-F (Sophos), TrojanDownloader:Win32/Agentsmall.A (Microsoft)

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Encrypted: No

Description: 

This Trojan may arrive bundled with other malware programs on a system.

It registers itself as a browser helper object (BHO) and is capable of changing the search and start pages of the Internet Explorer.

(Note: BHO is an application that runs automatically when the Internet browser starts, allowing users to communicate and interact with all forms of information on the Web.)

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Description created: Apr. 1, 2005 1:17:59 AM GMT -0800
Description updated: Apr. 1, 2005 1:18:02 AM GMT -0800

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