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Trojan-Downloader:W32/Bakted.A

Name : Trojan-Downloader:W32/Bakted.A
Detection Names : Trojan.Generic.IS.595103
Aliases : Generic Downloader.x!il trojan (McAfee)
Category:Malware
Type:Trojan-Downloader
Platform:W32

Summary

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

Additional Details

Trojan-Downloader:W32/Bakted.A may be dropped on a user's system by a malicious website via a drive-by download. 

Some of the exploits known have been used to drop this malware are:

  •  Exploit.SWF.Gen
  • Exploit.SWF.Downloader.ld