Trojan.Malpack.Gen

Posted: May 5, 2014

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	4,183

First Seen:	May 5, 2014
Last Seen:	January 14, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Malpack.Gen is a generic term for software that has been compressed or 'packed' in such a way as to obscure its true contents. File compression is a popular way for threat authors to disguise their software and make it difficult for anti-malware tools to identify them, albeit, obviously, not a solution that is foolproof. Since Trojan.Malpack.Gen may be connected to any number of different types of threats, the potential damage incurred by a Trojan.Malpack.Gen attack is reasonably diverse, and malware experts recommend deleting a Trojan.Malpack.Gen file with anti-malware products with as little hesitation as possible.

What Happens When Trojans Pack Up

With the competition between threat authors and anti-malware companies showing no visible end, many threatening software authors have taken to using various means of disguising their software, rather than designing brand-new programs from scratch. Trojan.Malpack.Gen is a heuristic detection for one of the most common methods of hiding threats: a run-time compression utility that compresses or packs the threatening code, and then unpacks it during its launch. A detection of Trojan.Malpack.Gen, therefore, occurs according to the basic launch structure of a threatening file, and malware experts find that Trojan.Malpack.Gen has no relation to the threat's intended functions.

The compressed code inside a Trojan.Malpack.Gen file may be virtually anything, but malware experts have found some attacks more common than others in recent years. Variants of the Sality Trojan, worms and Trojan downloaders all have ties to Trojan.Malpack.Gen. Common side effects include the appearance of randomly-named threatening files in the Windows directory and poor system performance caused by excessive usage of system resources (like the CPU).

By default, unless Trojan.Malpack.Gen is reasonably verifiable as a false positive, Trojan.Malpack.Gen always should be considered a threat to your computer's security. Trojan.Malpack.Gen also may be related to the presence of more than one type threat.

Packing Trojan.Malpack.Gen Back Up and Sending It on Its Way

Trojan.Malpack.Gen usually is associated with multiple-Trojan infections that are focused on collecting information, disabling important security programs (particularly default Windows programs like the Task Manager or the Security Center) or harming your PC in additional ways. Total removal of Trojan.Malpack.Gen may require using anti-malware tools from Safe Mode, or additional security steps, as necessary to disable all related threats.

In the happiest of circumstances, Trojan.Malpack.Gen also may be a false positive. Threats may be detected by the use of 'suspicious' packing utilities that also may be used for non-toxic software, and malware experts sometimes, albeit rarely, see Trojan.Malpack.Gen indicated inaccurately. If your anti-malware tools identify a Trojan.Malpack.Gen file that you are sure is safe, you should send a report to the relevant security company, update your software, and designate the relevant file as an exception that may be ignored during scans.

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:

File.exe

File name: File.exe
Size: 892.92 KB (892928 bytes)
MD5: c55584a55880380d9e7e992286fc2bda
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 25, 2017

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

Regexp file mask%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\msapp.exe%TEMP%\tsqpon.exe