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Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.abn

Detected May 01 2006 10:25 GMT
Released May 01 2006 10:25 GMT
Published May 11 2006 15:27 GMT

Technical Details
Payload
Removal instructions

Technical Details

This Trojan is a Windows PE EXE file 2048 bytes in size, written in Assembler.


Payload

This Trojan is launched from the command line with two parameters. The format is approximately as shown below:

TinyDL.exe [full url of file];[path of file]

The Trojan is able to download files via the Internet and launch them on the victim machine. It will also register downloaded files in the system registry to ensure they are launched automatically.


Removal instructions

  1. Delete the original Trojan file (the location depends on how the Trojan penetrated the victim machine).
  2. Update your antivirus databases, and perform a full scan of the computer (download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).

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Trojan-Downloader

Programs classified as Trojan-Downloader download and install new versions of malicious programs, including Trojans and AdWare, on victim computers. Once downloaded from the Internet, the programs are launched or included on a list of programs which will run automatically when the operating system boots up.

Information about the names and locations of the programs which are downloaded are in the Trojan code, or are downloaded by the Trojan from an Internet resource (usually a web page).

This type of malicious program is frequently used in the initial infection of visitors to websites which contain exploits.


Other versions

Aliases

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.abn (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

  • App: Downloader-SX (McAfee)
  • Mal/DownLdr-AC (Sophos)
  • W32/Downloader-Sml!Eldorado (FPROT)
  • TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small (MS(OneCare))
  • Tool.LoadDown (DrWeb)
  • Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.NLD trojan (Nod32)
  • Trojan.Generic.49647 (BitDef7)
  • Win32:Small-CYQ [Trj] (AVAST)
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small (Ikarus)
  • Downloader.Generic2.AII (AVG)
  • TR/Dldr.Small.abm (AVIRA)
  • W32/DLoader.ZEN (Norman)
  • Possible_DLDER (PCCIL)
  • Trojan.DL.Small.EBI (Rising)
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.abn [AVP] (FSecure)
  • HKTL_SMALL.C (TrendMicro)