TROJ_ALUREON.AM
Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan may be dropped by other malware. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
It accesses websites to download files. This action allows this malware to possibly add other malware on the affected computer. It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
15,872 bytes
PE
No
25 Jul 2010
Downloads files
Arrival Details
This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.
It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
Download Routine
This Trojan accesses websites to download the following files:
- http://Traffic-Flowing.com/ms05/ad - detected as TROJ_FAKEAV.RBA
- http://www.searchdrab.com/ms05/ad - inaccessible
- http://www.fastfortsoga.com/ms05/ad - inaccessible
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\TMP{numbers}.TMP
(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.
SOLUTION
8.900
Step 1
Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_ALUREON.AM
Step 2
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ALUREON.AM. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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