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TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeIE.A

First posted on 01 July 2014.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeIE.A.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation

TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeIE.A creates the following files on your PC:

• c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\icocache\httpwww.baidu.comfavicon.ico

Payload

Contacts remote host

TrojanDownloader:Win32/FakeIE.A might contact a remote host at www.baidu.com using port 80. Commonly, malware does this to:

• Report a new infection to its author
• Receive configuration or other data
• Download and run files, including updates or other malware
• Receive instructions from a remote hacker
• Upload data taken from your PC

This malware description was produced and published using automated analysis of file SHA1 385b8aa0771d68387903c47e43fb01b202c6882f.Symptoms

System changes

The following could indicate that you have this threat on your PC:

• You have these files:
  
  c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp\icocache\httpwww.baidu.comfavicon.ico

Last update 01 July 2014

 

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