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Malware Environment Where do viruses live? What does a worm need to flourish? A concise description of software requirements for malware. More		Malware Descriptions Definitions of malware categories and descriptions of individual viruses, Trojans, worms and other malicious programs. More
Who Creates Malware Viruses and other malware do not come from nowhere: an explanation of who writes malicious programs and why. More		History of Malware Computer viruses have been around for a long time now. A detailed look at the roots of malware from the mid 20th century to the present. More
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Latest Malware Descriptions

Jun 06 2008 Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak This malicious program encrypts files on the victim machine. It is a Windows PE EXE file 8030, bytes in size. May 23 2008 Trojan-Downloader.JS.Multi.ca This Trojan downloads another program via the Internet and launches it on the victim machine without the user’s knowledge or consent. It is encrypted Java Script within an HTML document. It is 14147 bytes in size. May 23 2008 Backdoor.Win32.Agent.ich This Trojan provides a remote malicious user with access to the victim machine. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 48640 bytes in size. It is packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 360KB in size. Installation The Trojan extracts the following file from its body:... May 23 2008 Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp This Trojan masks its presence in the system from users and from other programs. It is a Windows PE SYS file. It is 40960 bytes in size. It is not packed in any way. It is written in C. Installation This malicious program will be installed to the victim machine together with other malicious... May 23 2008 Trojan.Win32.Agent.dcc Installation Once launched, the Trojan copies its executable file as shown below: %System%\drivers\runtime.sys In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched each time the system is started, it creates a system service called "Runtime" which launches the Trojan executable file each time Windows is... May 23 2008 Backdoor.Win32.Kbot.al This Trojan provides a remote malicious user with access to the victim machine. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 12787 bytes in size. Installation Once launched, the backdoor copies its executable file to the Windows system directory: %System%\mssrv32.exe The backdoor then creates a service... May 23 2008 Virus.Win32.Hala.a This malicious program infects executable files on the victim machine. It is a Windows DLL file. The malicious file is 20480 bytes in size. It is not packed in any way. It is written in Visual C++. Installation Once launched, the virus creates the following files in the Windows system directory:... May 23 2008 Trojan-PSW.Win32.Hangame.cp This Trojan is designed to steal confidential data. The program itself is a Windows PE DLL file. It is 91136 bytes in size. It is written in Delphi. May 23 2008 Trojan-PSW.Win32.Hangame.cn This Trojan is designed to steal confidential data. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 57856 bytes in size. It is packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 164KB in size. It is written in Delphi. Installation When launching, the Trojan terminates the following processes:... May 15 2008 Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.bnp This malicious program is a Trojan. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 117248 bytes in size. It is packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 280KB in size. This Trojan is written in Visual Basic. Installation Once launched, the Trojan creates a folder called "DETER177" in the Windows...