TR/Agent.vgo - Trojan

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Virus:	TR/Agent.vgo
Date discovered:	18/07/2008
Type:	Trojan
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Low
Damage Potential:	Low to medium
Static file:	Yes
File size:	11.264 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	b36823d24bc23529f2775b718fe28dd6
IVDF version:	7.00.05.138 - Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:19 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine

Aliases:
   • Symantec: Trojan.Adclicker
   • Kaspersky: Trojan.Win32.Agent.vgo
   • F-Secure: Trojan.Win32.Agent.vgo
   • Panda: Trj/downloader.MDW
   • Grisoft: VB.EEJ
   • Eset: Win32/VB.NJY trojan
   • Bitdefender: Trojan.TaskDisabler

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

Side effects:
   • Registry modification

Registry The following registry keys including all values and subkeys are removed:
   • [HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot]
   • [HKCU\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating]

The following registry keys are added:

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
   • DisableTaskMgr=dword:00000001

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   • msctrl.exe="%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft Security Adviser\msctrl.exe"
   • msavsc.exe="%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft Security Adviser\msavsc.exe"
   • msscan.exe="%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft Security Adviser\msscan.exe"
   • msiemon.exe="%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft Security Adviser\msiemon.exe"
   • msfw.exe="%PROGRAM FILES%\Microsoft Security Adviser\msfw.exe"

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

Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with the following runtime packer:
• UPX

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Thomas Wegele on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:58 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Thomas Wegele on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:03 (GMT+1)

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