Detection Names :	Downloader, trojan-downloader.[variant]
Category:	Malware
Type:	Trojan-Downloader
Platform:	W32

This type of trojan secretly downloads malicious files from a remote server, then installs and executes the files.

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About Trojan-Downloaders

A Trojan-Downloader is a type of trojan that installs itself to the system and waits until an Internet connection becomes available to connect to a remote server or website in order to download additional programs (usually malware) onto the infected computer.

Once its primary download/execution routine is completed, it may also proceed to a secondary payload routine.

For representative examples of Trojan-Downloaders, please see the following descriptions:

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For more information, see Terminology: Trojan-Downloader.