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Trojan-Downloader:W32/Wimad.gen!A

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Trojan-downloader

Aliases:

  • Trojan-Downloader:W32/Wimad.gen!A
  • Trojan.Downloader.WMA.Wimad
  • Trojan.Wimad (Symantec)

Summary

Trojan-Downloader:W32/Wimad.gen!A is a generic detection for malicious files that are executed using Windows Media Player (WMP).

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Removal

Technical Details

The files may use any extension that can be recognized and executed by WMP, such as MP3 or WMA. When executing with Windows Media Player, the malicious file will attempt to make a connection to a URL in the web browser. Some URLs the malware attempt to open are:

  • http://www.fastmp3player.com/affiliates/[...]/2/?embedded=false - down
  • http://www.fastmp3player.com/affiliates/[...]/1/?embedded=false - down
  • http://isvbr.net/[...]=false - down

These URLs lead to webpages hosting malicious files, which may be downloaded and executed by an unsuspecting user.

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