Detect date
04/25/2018
Class
Trojan-Downloader
Platform
BAT

Parent class: TrojWare

Trojans are malicious programs that perform actions which are not authorized by the user: they delete, block, modify or copy data, and they disrupt the performance of computers or computer networks. Unlike viruses and worms, the threats that fall into this category are unable to make copies of themselves or self-replicate. Trojans are classified according to the type of action they perform on an infected computer.

Class: Trojan-Downloader

Programs classified as Trojan-Downloader download and install new versions of malicious programs, including Trojans and AdWare, on victim computers. Once downloaded from the Internet, the programs are launched or included on a list of programs which will run automatically when the operating system boots up. Information about the names and locations of the programs which are downloaded are in the Trojan code, or are downloaded by the Trojan from an Internet resource (usually a web page). This type of malicious program is frequently used in the initial infection of visitors to websites which contain exploits.

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Platform: BAT

No platform description

Description

Programs of this family are BAT files that use PowerShell for downloading and running other malicious code.

Top 10 countries with most attacked users (% of total attacks)

1
Brazil
98.97%
2
Spain
0.26%
3
United States
0.17%
4
Portugal
0.13%
5
Italy
0.06%
6
Mexico
0.06%
7
Canada
0.05%
8
Russian Federation
0.04%
9
Turkey
0.04%
10
Colombia
0.04%

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Find out the statistics of the vulnerabilities spreading in your region on statistics.securelist.com

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