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Overview

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Characteristics

This detection is for a downloader trojan which has been used recently in the installation of an adware application (see Adware-Surfbar  description).

The trojan is dropped and executed via a Visual Basic script - detected as VBS/Inor . It is dropped as:

C:\DRG.EXE

When run, the trojan downloads files associated with the Adware-Surfbar .

Symptoms

Existence of the files and Registry key modifications described in the Adware-Surfbar description.

Method of Infection

The downloader trojan serves to download and execute remote files.

Removal

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants

N/A

All Information

Overview -

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This detection is for a downloader trojan which has been used recently in the installation of an adware application (see Adware-Surfbar  description).

The trojan is dropped and executed via a Visual Basic script - detected as VBS/Inor . It is dropped as:

C:\DRG.EXE

When run, the trojan downloads files associated with the Adware-Surfbar .

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Existence of the files and Registry key modifications described in the Adware-Surfbar description.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

The downloader trojan serves to download and execute remote files.

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A