Virus:TR/VB.aqt.4
Date discovered:08/12/2006
Type:Trojan
In the wild:No
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Low
Damage Potential:Low
Static file:Yes
File size:20.480 Bytes
MD5 checksum:6c4b9b79650D57008e04cfe167219b47
IVDF version:6.36.01.149 - Friday, December 8, 2006

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Aliases:
   •  Mcafee: FakeRecycled trojan
   •  Kaspersky: Trojan.Win32.VB.aqt
   •  F-Secure: Trojan.Win32.VB.aqt
   •  Sophos: Troj/VB-CSA
   •  Eset: Win32/VB.NFZ trojan
   •  Bitdefender: Trojan.VB.FakeRecycled.B


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Drops files

 Files It copies itself to the following locations:
   • %recycle bin%\Recycled\ctfmon.exe
   • %HOME%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ctfmon.exe



It creates the following directory:
   • %recycle bin%\Recycled\



The following files are created:

– Non malicious file:
   • %recycle bin%\INFO2

– C:\autorun.inf This is a non malicious text file with the following content:
   • [autorun]
     shellexecute=Recycled\Recycled\ctfmon.exe
     shell\Open(&O)\command=Recycled\Recycled\ctfmon.exe
     shell=Open(&0)

 File details Programming language:
 The malware program was written in Visual Basic.

Description inserted by Alexander Neth on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Description updated by Alexander Neth on Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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