TROJ_MALAGENT.OT
ALIASES:
Trojan:Win32/Malagent (Microsoft); Generic.dx!wzn (Mcafee); W32/Dx.WZN!tr (Fortinet)
PLATFORM:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
OVERALL RISK RATING:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
REPORTED INFECTION:
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
File Size:
1,707,008 bytes
File Type:
EXE
Memory Resident:
Yes
Initial Samples Received Date:
27 Apr 2011
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{malware filename}.exe = {malware path and filename}.exe