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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

--- Updated December 24th, 2006:

A recent variant of this threat was found in the wild in the form of an electronic Christmas greeting card, using a filename Christmas.exe. This variant may be downloading further malware from websites hosted on the waiguadown.{hidden}.net and user.free.{hidden}.net domains.

This is a generic detection for Downloader trojans.

For further information, please refer to the Generic Downloader description.

Symptoms

Method of Infection

Removal

All Users:
Use current 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

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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 -

--- Updated December 24th, 2006:

A recent variant of this threat was found in the wild in the form of an electronic Christmas greeting card, using a filename Christmas.exe. This variant may be downloading further malware from websites hosted on the waiguadown.{hidden}.net and user.free.{hidden}.net domains.

This is a generic detection for Downloader trojans.

For further information, please refer to the Generic Downloader description.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use current 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