TROJ_MBR.XX

 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz

 ALIASES:

Sophos : Troj/Mbroot-G; Microsoft : Trojan:DOS/Sinowal.K

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

512 bytes

File Type:

DOS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Jun 2009

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Master Boot Record that are infected by other malware.

It does the following:

  • It serves as an autostart component by loading its main malware upon system boot up.