TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V

Posted: March 1, 2011

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	53

First Seen:	December 7, 2010
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V is a Trojan known for downloading and installing other malware. Infection by TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V can cause very serious system vulnerabilities that leave the computer open to further attacks. Machines suffering from TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V infection will also have ports opened without the user's consent, allowing TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V to download malware and sending information to potential remote attackers. This Trojan creates registry entries to hide its activities; deleting TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V is best left to legitimate anti-malware programs designed specifically to handle such potentially complicated threats.

TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V is Distributed Along with Your Gaming Hobby

The TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V infection is currently noted to be spread by widely-distributed .exe files belonging to key generators, license generators, pirated game installations and other executables related to gaming or movie-viewing. Infected files may themselves be blameless, since some instances of TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V potentially have the ability to infect preexisting files with copies of its own body, similar to a virus. Staying away from unauthorized, illegal and generally risky file sources appears to be the best way to reduce infection chances.

Many infections have been spotted in China, although TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V is far from limited to that region. If you're able to do so, keeping a heightened level of security when handling files from Chinese sources may be of great help in dodging TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V infection.

You will not see TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V running unless you keep a hawk-like watch on your Task Manager processes, since this Trojan uses typical registry abuses to run when Windows starts without leaving visual traces.

TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V is a Problem that Makes More Problems

TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V's foremost characteristics are all severely hostile, as you can see:

TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V will alter your settings to enable other malicious activities. Your port settings are highly likely to be targeted and changed for the worse.
TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V may contact multiple IP addresses and various remote entities. This can be to transmit your private information like passwords or to access malware to drop on your system.
Multiple kinds of malware will be dropped on your system if you have TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V hanging around. Additional malware can confuse users with false positive alerts and are very likely to hinder security programs.
Remote access may be authorized by TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V without the user's permission, letting anonymous entities take over the computer for arbitrary purpose

The weaknesses in security caused by TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V are extreme enough to warrant the Trojan's immediate removal by any means required. Excessive delay can result in your computer being harmed beyond all possible repair; every moment not spent deleting TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V gives it the opportunity to install more hostile programs.

Aliases

Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT [Sunbelt]Troj/DwnLdr-IHH [Sophos]Suspicious file [Panda]TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.V [Microsoft]Artemis!B1CFE1245700 [McAfee]NSIS:Fasec-CD [Avast]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\setup.exe

File name: setup.exe
Size: 3 MB (3001095 bytes)
MD5: b1cfe1245700f22cdad8726804f9c792
Detection count: 67
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 7, 2010