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Trojan-Downloader:W32/Small.EKV

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Trojan-downloader

Aliases:

  • Trojan-Downloader:W32/Small.EKV

Summary

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

Removal

Technical Details

Trojan-Downloader:W32/Small.EKV attempts to download and install other malware to the system. Small.EKV arrives on the system as a downloaded file of Exploit:W32/Ani.C.

Execution

Upon execution, it launches Internet Explorer by using the following hard-coded path:

  • C:\program files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe

It then injects the code to Internet Explorer and proceeds to download and execute another file from the following site:

  • http://220.71.76.189/[REMOVED].exe

The site listed above is currently inaccessible as of the time of this writing.

Detection

F-Secure Anti-Virus detects this malware with the following updates:

Detection Type: PC

Database: 2007-03-29_10

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