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| Detected | Jun 21 2005 11:02 GMT |
| Released | Jun 21 2005 11:02 GMT |
| Published | Dec 14 2007 15:50 GMT |
This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine without the user’s knowledge or consent. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 8192 bytes in size.
Once launched, the Trojan causes the following message to be displayed:

The Trojan then copies its executable file as follows:
In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Trojan adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
The Trojan also creates the following registry key:
which contains a link to the Trojan's executable file.
The Trojan downloads a file from the following link:
At the moment of writing, this link was not working.
The Trojan then saves the downloaded file to the current user's temporary directory (%Temp%) under a temporary name.
The Trojan also opens the following links without the user’s knowledge or consent:
If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:
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.
Trojan-Downloader.