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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.

Aliases

• AA-2006.0017 (AUSCERT)

Characteristics

This generic detection covers an exploit targeting WinAmp 5.13. The effect of this trojan could vary from memory corruption to allowing remote code execution via a specially crafted play list (.m3u or .pls) file. 

Such exploit files could be executed with little user intervention (such as visiting a website that hosted malicious files), and the end result could be the silent installation of any number of viruses, trojans, and potentially unwanted programs.

At the time of writing, the latest WinAmp 5.13 is vulnerable to this exploit. A security patch and more information may soon be available from the vendor at:

• http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php

For further information about this vulnerability, please click on the following link:

http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20060217-00143.html

Symptoms

Vary.  This is a generic detection identifying files attempting to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability.  As the detection searches for generic exploit code rather than a specific payload, it is not possible to list specific symptoms of this threat.

Method of Infection

This threats exploits a Winamp 5.x buffer overflow vulnerability.

Removal

AVERT recommends to always use latest DATs and engine. This threat will be cleaned if you have this combination.

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.

Aliases

• AA-2006.0017 (AUSCERT)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This generic detection covers an exploit targeting WinAmp 5.13. The effect of this trojan could vary from memory corruption to allowing remote code execution via a specially crafted play list (.m3u or .pls) file. 

Such exploit files could be executed with little user intervention (such as visiting a website that hosted malicious files), and the end result could be the silent installation of any number of viruses, trojans, and potentially unwanted programs.

At the time of writing, the latest WinAmp 5.13 is vulnerable to this exploit. A security patch and more information may soon be available from the vendor at:

• http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php

For further information about this vulnerability, please click on the following link:

http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20060217-00143.html

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Vary.  This is a generic detection identifying files attempting to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability.  As the detection searches for generic exploit code rather than a specific payload, it is not possible to list specific symptoms of this threat.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

This threats exploits a Winamp 5.x buffer overflow vulnerability.

Removal -

Removal -

AVERT recommends to always use latest DATs and engine. This threat will be cleaned if you have this combination.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A