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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

VeriSign, a security company who issues digital security certificates, recently announced that on January 29th and 30th they issued two certificates to an individual who fraudulently claimed to be a Microsoft representative. With these certificates, an individual could distribute software that appeared to be authentically verified from Microsoft, when in fact it is not. Such "authentication" could encourage users to install malware.

For more information visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-017.asp
http://www.verisign.com/developer/notice/authenticode/index.html

Symptoms

Method of Infection

Files which are digitally signed by this invalid certificate are not to be trusted.

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 -

VeriSign, a security company who issues digital security certificates, recently announced that on January 29th and 30th they issued two certificates to an individual who fraudulently claimed to be a Microsoft representative. With these certificates, an individual could distribute software that appeared to be authentically verified from Microsoft, when in fact it is not. Such "authentication" could encourage users to install malware.

For more information visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-017.asp
http://www.verisign.com/developer/notice/authenticode/index.html

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Files which are digitally signed by this invalid certificate are not to be trusted.

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