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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

When the trojan is executed, it will download the following files:

• c:\data.dat
• %Windir% \TEMP\D49D.TMP.exe
• %Windir% \TEMP\D4B6.TMP.exe

(Where %Windir% is the Windows directory, for example C:\WINDOWS)

These files are detected as Generic downloader.e.

Symptoms

The presence of the above files.

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 current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

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 -

When the trojan is executed, it will download the following files:

• c:\data.dat
• %Windir% \TEMP\D49D.TMP.exe
• %Windir% \TEMP\D4B6.TMP.exe

(Where %Windir% is the Windows directory, for example C:\WINDOWS)

These files are detected as Generic downloader.e.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

The presence of the above files.

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 current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A