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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 trojan can be configured by the attacker to use any of the following filenames listed below:

• Anti_booter.exe
• Arian.exe
• baby.exe
• book.bat
• Boos.exe
• Britney_Spears.exe
• com.com
• love.exe
• Mypic.bat
• Mypic.cmd
• Mypic.com
• Mypic.exe
• Mypic.jpg.exe
• Mypic.jpg.pif
• Mypic.jpg.scr
• Mypic.pif
• Mypic.scr
• Norton.exe
• pif.pif
• Sender.exe
• Smasher_7.exe
• Svchost.exe
• Telnet.cmd
• WinXP_Patch.exe
• Yahoo_Cracker.exe

If any of the above files are executed, the trojan may display a fake error message and copies itself to the   %Windir% directory as 'Svchost.exe'. 

The fake error message can be configured by the attacker to display strings of his/her choice.

It  creates a registry run key to load itself at Windows start up.

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Svchost" = "%Windir%/Svchost.exe"

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Svchost" = "%Windir%/Svchost.exe"

It then sends the following system information to the attacker via email.

• Local Uswername and Password
• Local IP Address
• Operating System
• Registry Startup
• Yahoo Username and password

Symptoms

Existence of files and registry keys mentioned above.

Method of Infection

Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that the executable is something beneficial. Distribution channels include IRC, peer-to-peer networks, newsgroup postings, etc.

Removal

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

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 trojan can be configured by the attacker to use any of the following filenames listed below:

• Anti_booter.exe
• Arian.exe
• baby.exe
• book.bat
• Boos.exe
• Britney_Spears.exe
• com.com
• love.exe
• Mypic.bat
• Mypic.cmd
• Mypic.com
• Mypic.exe
• Mypic.jpg.exe
• Mypic.jpg.pif
• Mypic.jpg.scr
• Mypic.pif
• Mypic.scr
• Norton.exe
• pif.pif
• Sender.exe
• Smasher_7.exe
• Svchost.exe
• Telnet.cmd
• WinXP_Patch.exe
• Yahoo_Cracker.exe

If any of the above files are executed, the trojan may display a fake error message and copies itself to the   %Windir% directory as 'Svchost.exe'. 

The fake error message can be configured by the attacker to display strings of his/her choice.

It  creates a registry run key to load itself at Windows start up.

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Svchost" = "%Windir%/Svchost.exe"

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Svchost" = "%Windir%/Svchost.exe"

It then sends the following system information to the attacker via email.

• Local Uswername and Password
• Local IP Address
• Operating System
• Registry Startup
• Yahoo Username and password

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Existence of files and registry keys mentioned above.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that the executable is something beneficial. Distribution channels include IRC, peer-to-peer networks, newsgroup postings, etc.

Removal -

Removal -

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

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A