Troj/Dloader-WG

Aliases	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.wv
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Included in our products from	December 2005 (4.00)
Protection available since	17 October 2005 12:56:49 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Dloader-WG is a downloader Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Dloader-WG includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/Dloader-WG copies itself to <Windows>\Winmod32.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run Winmod32.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Gerenciamento de arquivos do Windows
<Windows>\Winmod32.exe

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