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Troj/ParDrop-A

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.Small.da
  • Trojan.Win32.Small.cz
  • TROJ_SMALL.RX
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
Protection available since 1 November 2005 10:51:43 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/ParDrop-A is a dropper Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run, Troj/ParDrop-A creates the following files (these files have their read-only, hidden file attributes set):

<System>\explore.exe - detected as Troj/ParDrop-A
<Temp>\<random filename>.tmp - detected as Troj/ParDrop-A
<System>\inetinfo.exe - detected as W32/Parite-B
<System>\svids.dll - data file which may be safely deleted

Troj/ParDrop-A then attempts to load the W32/Parite-B virus by running the file <System>\inetinfo.exe. Troj/ParDrop-A is a dropper Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run, Troj/ParDrop-A creates the following files (these files have their read-only, hidden file attributes set):

<System>\explore.exe - detected as Troj/ParDrop-A
<Temp>\<random filename>.tmp - detected as Troj/ParDrop-A
<System>\inetinfo.exe - detected as W32/Parite-B
<System>\svids.dll - data file which may be safely deleted

Troj/ParDrop-A then attempts to load the W32/Parite-B virus by running the file <System>\inetinfo.exe.

Troj/ParDrop-A also sets the following registry entry to run the W32/Parite-B virus:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run
System
<System>\inetinfo.exe

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