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F-Secure Malware Information Pages: Trojan-Downloader:W32/Agent.TPF
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Name : Trojan-Downloader:W32/Agent.TPF
Detection Names : Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.tpf
Type:Trojan-Downloader
Category:Malware
Platform:W32
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Summary
Trojan-downloaders download and install new malware or adware on the targeted computer.

The downloaded files include backdoors, bots, trojans, et cetera.
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Additional Details
Agent.TPF primarily arrives as an attachment to spammed e-mail messages containing the following subjects:

  • Hot News
  • Hot Pictures
  • Something Hot

It uses the filename "Card.zip" which also contains a copy of itself called "card.scr".

Files detected as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.tpf share many of the same characteristics as Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.rek.

See the description for Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.REK for details.
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Last Modified: June 23, 2008