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TROJ_SMALL.CXO
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small.aok (Kaspersky), Generic Downloader (McAfee), Downloader.Trojan (Symantec), TR/Drop.Small.aok (Avira),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Medium

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan arrives as attachment to email messages mass-spammed by another malware or a malicious user. It may be downloaded from a remote site by other malware. It may be dropped by other malware.

It drops copies of itself.

It creates registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup.

It accesses Web sites to download files.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Oct. 24, 2006 3:42:09 AM GMT -0800

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