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| Detected | Sep 26 2007 15:57 GMT |
| Released | Sep 26 2007 15:57 GMT |
| Published | Oct 21 2008 07:56 GMT |
This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. It is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script and Java Script. It is 677 bytes in size.
Once the Trojan is launched, it uses a vulnerability in the ActiveX component which has the unique system registry identifier shown below:
The vulnerability (CVE-2007-4105) is present in the "DloadDS()" library "BaiduBar.dll". The Trojan attempts to load a file via this vulnerability. The file is located on the remote server shown below:
The file will be saved to the current user's Windows temporary directory and launched for execution.
At the time of writing, the link was not active.
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.