Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW

Posted: June 13, 2013

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Ranking:	13,279
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	20,833

First Seen:	June 13, 2013
Last Seen:	February 16, 2025
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW is a Trojan downloader that installs a variant of Zeus, a well-documented PC threat that uses highly sophisticated functions to defend itself, steal personal information, install other PC threats and disable your PC's security features. Despite its humble name, Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW also benefits from a level of complexity not dissimilar to Trojan Zeus, only conducting its attacks after compromising the computer through a fake T-Mobile e-mail message. Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW's spam currently is most widely distributed throughout the Czech Republic, although both Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW and Zeus are easily capable of endangering PCs in all nations (and, in the case of Zeus, certainly have done so). As far as removing Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW and its payload are concerned, SpywareRemove.com malware experts do warn that you're unlikely even to be able to see the components related to either of these memory-injecting PC threats, and suggest using reliable anti-malware programs whenever they may be of use.

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW: Taking You for a Ride on the Web's Most Dangerous Spyware

Zeus, also referred to as Zbot, is one of the most well-known Trojans on the internet, and for good reasons: it receives regular updates that, in some cases, drastically change its capabilities (such as the recent WORM_ZBOT.GJ), it uses advanced techniques like injecting its code into the memory of other programs for self-concealment, and it carries a toxic set of attacks involving stealing highly confidential information and breaking down your computer's security systematically. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers found that many versions of Zeus were installed through browser exploits launched by the Blackhole Exploit Kit, but Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW is evidence of Zeus taking an alternate route to your PC: e-mail.

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW is a Trojan downloader, like many such PC threats that are installed through e-mail spam, but enjoys a higher degree of sophistication than most Trojans of its ilk. Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW uses a memory-injecting attack of its own, disables itself in malware analysis environments (such as debugging PCs or sandbox-protected PCs) and includes separate attack methods for 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows. Ultimately, Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW's victory condition is simple, even if the path Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW takes towards it is obtuse: Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW installs another variant of Zeus onto your computer without leaving you any the wiser.

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW is, itself installed through e-mail spam messages targeting Czech-speaking PC users, with the messages using templates that make them look like notifications from the T-Mobile phone company (including using that company's logo and a fake passcode). The attached file is a RAR which encloses Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW, with Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW being mislabeled to look like a JPG file. SpywareRemove.com malware experts do note that, if you have file extensions set to display automatically, you should be able to see Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW's real file type appended onto the fake JPG extension.

Jumping Off Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW Before Your Computer is Taken to an Unwise Destination

Rather similar to the mythic rider-drowning kelpie of Celtic lore, Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW is designed to look harmless even when Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW has no intentions of doing anything other than luring you to your doom. Unlike a kelpie, Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW's attacks are not necessarily obvious, and in most cases, SpywareRemove.com malware experts find that you will not experience any symptoms that would tip you off to the presence of either Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW or Zeus. This lack of symptoms shouldn't be mistaken for safety; Zeus has amassed an incredible reputation for stealing bank account information and dismantling major and minor security features with the deft abandon of a sophisticated piece of malicious software, and should be treated as a high-level threat.

Deleting Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW in your e-mail box before opening it always is the best move to make, but if your computer is infected, anti-malware software should be employed for the immediate removal of Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW and Zeus.

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW

Threat Metric

Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW: Taking You for a Ride on the Web's Most Dangerous Spyware

Jumping Off Trojan horse Generic_r.CIW Before Your Computer is Taken to an Unwise Destination

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