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Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.elej

Detected Aug 30 2010 15:14 GMT
Released Aug 31 2010 04:12 GMT
Published Mar 22 2011 10:12 GMT

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Technical Details
Payload
Removal instructions

Technical Details

This Trojan downloads files from the Internet and launches them without the user's knowledge. It is a Windows application (PE EXE file). It is 27 648 bytes in size. It is packed using PE_Patch or UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 99 KB in size. It is written in C++.


Payload

Once launched, the Trojan establishes a connection with this server:

85.***.131
Thereafter, the malicious user can use the infected computer for sending spam. The Trojan obtains all of the information necessary for this from the malicious user's server. It can also download other malicious programs from this server. The downloaded files are saved in the current user's temporary files directory "%Temp%" using random names. Once downloaded, the files are launched for execution.


Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an antivirus, and is infected by this malicious program, follow the instructions below to delete it:

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Trojan process.
  2. Delete the files downloaded by the Trojan in the "%Temp%" directory.
  3. Empty the Temporary Internet Files directory, which may contain infected files (see How to delete infected files from Temporary Internet Files folder?).
  4. Perform a full scan of the computer using Kaspersky Anti-Virus with up-to-date antivirus databases (download a trial version).


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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.Agent.elej (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

  • Trj/Downloader.MDW (Panda)
  • VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.KH (MS(OneCare))
  • Trojan.DownLoad2.21262 (DrWeb)
  • Trojan.Generic.4885658 (BitDef7)
  • Win32:Agent-ALXU [Trj] (AVAST)
  • Backdoor.Win32.Protector (Ikarus)
  • Downloader.Agent2.ACYA (AVG)
  • TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen (AVIRA)
  • NseCheckFile2() returned 0x00010018 (Norman)