TROJ_FRAUDLOA.XU

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It bears the file icons of certain applications to avoid easy detection and consequent removal.

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This Trojan bears the file icons of the following applications:

• Adobe Reader

It injects threads into the following normal process(es):

• SVCHOST.EXE

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

• http://{BLOCKED}tov.com/pusk.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

• %User Temp%\pusk.exe - TROJ_FAKEAV.WRC

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}rs.net/f/g.php