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Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A

Posted: May 28, 2012

Threat Metric

Ranking: 13,235
Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 3,106
First Seen: May 28, 2012
Last Seen: January 17, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A is a Trojan downloader that is installed into several locations in the 'All Users' profile directory. One of the entries of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A is called 'svchost.exe', which is an evident attempt to hide its malicious code under the name of a legitimate critical system file. To make the detection more complicated, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A file names differ in their parts according to the algorithm given for by the attacker. Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A is able to contact a remote server, so the attacker can be informed on what computer is affected by Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A. The remote server automatically provides malware threats for the connected Trojan to load. Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A can drop several malware infections on the corrupted PC system.

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:



%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\msikxem.exe File name: msikxem.exe
Size: 212.48 KB (212484 bytes)
MD5: 99545c3f9149b95a341ec95314047373
Detection count: 57
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 10, 2016
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 59.9 KB (59902 bytes)
MD5: 4cb48765e140821b37290f61b1e86650
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2012
load_52.exe File name: load_52.exe
Size: 75.77 KB (75776 bytes)
MD5: 1592ea251ea1a81244f4487276506f8f
Detection count: 13
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2012
C:\ProgramData\mspic.exe File name: mspic.exe
Size: 13.82 KB (13824 bytes)
MD5: f9d8838d7687da9fef06381db15536af
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 3, 2018
IMG8927.exe File name: IMG8927.exe
Size: 51.2 KB (51200 bytes)
MD5: 75bcfadb754de06c2207cad5dad0c003
Detection count: 6
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 29, 2012

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