Detection added Feb 01 2007 19:34 GMT
Update released Feb 01 2007 21:45 GMT
Description added May 31 2007
Behavior Trojan
Technical details:
This Trojan is a Windows PE EXE file. The file is 61 440 bytes in size.
Payload:
During installation, the Trojan creates a file and saves its configuration to this file:
%WinDir%\cchost.ini
This Trojan is designed to send spam from a victim machine. When launched, it attempts to download, in encrypted form, the spam that will be sent:
http://www.smalltool.net/remotewatch/send_****.php
It also downloads a list of email addresses from the following address:
http://www.smalltool.net/remotewatch/user****.php
The Trojan will then send the spam it downloaded to the addresses on the list.
Removal instructions:
If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:
Use Task Manager to terminate the Trojan process.
Delete the original Trojan file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
Delete the following file:
%WinDir%\cchost.ini
Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer (download a new version of Panda Internet Security 2007).