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Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.aoa

Detected Mar 14 2005 09:11 GMT
Released Mar 14 2005 09:11 GMT
Published Apr 03 2006 12:21 GMT

Technical Details
Payload
Removal instructions

Technical Details

This Trojan downloads files from the Internet without the user's knowledge or consent.

The Trojan itself is a Windows PE EXE file 5120 bytes in size, packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 27KB in size.


Payload

Once launched, the Trojan creates the following entry in the system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce]
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
 "Local runole service"="%System%\srvc32.exe"

This particular Trojan does not create a file called srvc32.exe, which means that the Trojan will not be launched automatically when the oeprating system is started. However, such a file may be created by other Trojan programs.

The Trojan is able to download and launch other files on the victim machine. Files are downloaded from the following server:

http://i***search.cc/cc.php

These files are saved to the victim machine and then launched for execution:

C:\t.exe
C:\n.exe
C:\m.exe

Removal instructions

  1. Delete the original Trojan file. (The location of this file will depend on how the victim machine was infected.)
  2. Delete the files downloaded by the Trojan:
    C:\t.exe
    C:\n.exe
    C:\m.exe
  3. Delete the following key from the system registry:
    [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce]
    [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
     "Local runole service"="%System%\srvc32.exe"
  4. 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.aoa (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

  • Trojan: Downloader-XO (McAfee)
  • Troj/Small-DP (Sophos)
  • Adware/CWS.Searchmeup (Panda)
  • TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small (MS(OneCare))
  • Trojan.DownLoader.1943 (DrWeb)
  • Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.AOA trojan (Nod32)
  • Trojan.Small.GB (BitDef7)
  • Win32:Trojano-1090 [Trj] (AVAST)
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small (Ikarus)
  • Downloader.Small.32.O (AVG)
  • TR/Dldr.Small.aoa (AVIRA)
  • Downloader (NAV)