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Trojan-Downloader:W32/VB.AXS

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Trojan-downloader

Aliases:

  • Trojan-Downloader:W32/VB.AXS
  • Trojan-Downloader:W32/VB.AXS

Summary

This is a Visual Basic trojan-downloader that downloads and executes a Renos variant.

Renos shows fake security warnings that can be quite annoying.

Removal

Technical Details

This is a Visual Basic trojan-downloader that downloads and executes a Renos variant, software that shows fake security warnings that can be quite annoying. The aim of this software is to trick the computer user into downloading third-party "cleaning utilities", usually anti-spyware scanners or Rogue antispyware. Once executed, it downloads and creates these files:

  • %windir%\system32\msorcl32.exe
  • %windir%\system32\wmvds32.dll

Detected as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.asx, wmvds32.dll is loaded in other processes and this ensures that an updated copy of Renos, msorcl32.exe, detected as Hoax.Win32.Renos.fn, is downloaded to the infected machine.

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