Home / malware Trojan-Downloader:W32/Exchanger
First posted on 01 September 2008.
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There are no other names known for Trojan-Downloader:W32/Exchanger.
Explanation :
Trojan-Downloader:W32/Exchanger variants download additional malicious software onto the infected system.
right]Once the trojan is executed it copies itself into the "system32" folder and starts itself from there as a service.
The trojan also creates Windows registry entries to ensure that it is started every time the computer is started.
Once running, Exchanger variants will attempt to contact a remote server in order to relay information about the infected machine. The server will reply with a list of URLs that point to malicious files to be downloaded.Last update 01 September 2008
