Trojan:W32/Agent.SQT

Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

Trojan

Aliases :

Trojan:W32/Agent.SQT, Trojan.Win32.Agent.sqt

Summary

Trojans are malicious programs that pretend be to benign. Trojans do not replicate themselves.

Removal

Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:

  • Check for the latest database updates

    First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.

  • Submit a sample

    After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.

    Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.

  • Exclude a file from further scanning

    If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.

    Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.

Technical Details

Agent.SQT arrives as an attachment to spammed email messages containing the following subjects:

  • Something hot
  • Hot news
  • Paris Hilton
  • Hot pictures

Here is an example message body:

 ??Good afternoon.
 Wanted! Do you look this film?
 Do you wanna see more?
 Censored cadrs from it where James McAvoy fucks Angelina Jolie!
Bye.

It uses the filename censored.zip for the attachment which contains an executable copy called censored.exe.

Files detected as Trojan.Win32.Agent.sqt share many of the same characteristics as Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.rek. See the description for Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.REK for details.

The dropped [Random Filename].sys file in the %System%\drivers\ is already detected as Trojan.Win32.Agent.sps. Examples of random filenames are Lhx72.sys and Sho00.sys.

Note: C:\WINDOWS\System32 is the default path represented by %System%. Furthermore, it may also try to connect and download from:

  • 209.66.122.238