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| Detected | Dec 20 2009 01:08 GMT |
| Released | Dec 20 2009 09:10 GMT |
| Published | Mar 22 2011 07:51 GMT |
This Trojan downloads other malicious programs from the Internet and launches them for execution without the user's knowledge. It is a Windows application (PE EXE file). It is 5632 bytes in size. It is packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 20 KB in size. It is written in Visual Basic.
The Trojan downloads a file from the following URL address:
http://www.free***town.com/image001/.scrAt the time of writing, this link was inactive.
The Trojan saves the downloaded file under the following name:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\.scrThe Trojan then launches the downloaded file for execution and ceases running.
If your computer does not have an antivirus, and is infected by this malicious program, follow the instructions below to delete it:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\.scr
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.