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Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.bab

Detected Jun 21 2005 11:02 GMT
Released Jun 21 2005 11:02 GMT
Published Dec 14 2007 15:50 GMT

Technical Details
Payload
Removal instructions

Technical Details

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.

Installation

Once launched, the Trojan causes the following message to be displayed:

The Trojan then copies its executable file as follows:

%System%\drivers\services.exe

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:

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"{357AA41A-B7A8-4632-A27D-5B980B25CF43}" = "%System%\drivers\services.exe"

The Trojan also creates the following registry key:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Update]

which contains a link to the Trojan's executable file.


Payload

The Trojan downloads a file from the following link:

http://*****dapfeed.com/x.exe

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:

http://psguard.com/download/***
http://psguard.com/?aff***

Removal instructions

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:

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Trojan process.
  2. Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
  3. Delete the following system registry key parameter:
    [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "{357AA41A-B7A8-4632-A27D-5B980B25CF43}" = "%System%\drivers\services.exe"
  4. Delete the following system registry key:
    [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Update]
  5. Delete the following file:
    %System%\drivers\services.exe
  6. Delete the contents of %Temp%.
  7. 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.bab (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

  • Trojan: MultiDropper-NF (McAfee)
  • Troj/MultNF-Gen (Sophos)
  • Trojan.Downloader.Small-637 (ClamAV)
  • Adware/PsGuard (Panda)
  • W32/Downloader.JMZ (FPROT)
  • TrojanDownloader:Win32/Troxen!rts (MS(OneCare))
  • Trojan.Fakealert (DrWeb)
  • Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.BAB trojan (Nod32)
  • Trojan.Downloader.Small.BAB (BitDef7)
  • Win32:Trojan-gen (AVAST)
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small (Ikarus)
  • Downloader.Generic.AWT (AVG)
  • TR/Downloader.Gen (AVIRA)
  • Trojan.Desktophijack.B (NAV)
  • W32/Downloader.WCF (Norman)
  • Trojan.DL.Small.bmf (Rising)
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.bab [AVP] (FSecure)
  • Mal_DLDER (TrendMicro)