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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

--- February 17, 2005 --
Public exploits were posted to the web. These exploits contains payload that will open a backdoor on the victim's machine. They are already pro-actively detected as Exploit-MS06-006.gen .

This generic detection covers files attempting to exploit a Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers buffer overflow vulnerability ( MS06-006 or CVE-2006-0005 ). The severity of this vulnerability is rated Important by the vendor.

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.

• http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_138548.htm
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0005

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 Microsoft Windows Media Player plug-in buffer overflow vulnerability. This plug-in is typically used in non-Microsoft Internet browsers such as Mozilla, Firefox and Netscape.

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.

Characteristics

Characteristics -

--- February 17, 2005 --
Public exploits were posted to the web. These exploits contains payload that will open a backdoor on the victim's machine. They are already pro-actively detected as Exploit-MS06-006.gen .

This generic detection covers files attempting to exploit a Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers buffer overflow vulnerability ( MS06-006 or CVE-2006-0005 ). The severity of this vulnerability is rated Important by the vendor.

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.

• http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_138548.htm
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0005

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 Microsoft Windows Media Player plug-in buffer overflow vulnerability. This plug-in is typically used in non-Microsoft Internet browsers such as Mozilla, Firefox and Netscape.

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