Trojan.DOW.Spector

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

A malicious program designed to electronically spy on the user’s activities (intercept keyboard input, take screenshots, capture a list of active applications, etc.). The collected information is sent to the cybercriminal by various means, including email, FTP, and HTTP (by sending data in a request).

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Platform: DOW

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Description

Technical Details

This is trojan program. It is DOS COM file written in TurboC, about 10K of size.

When run it clears DOS screen and displays the message:

Loading... Please Wait

then it erases all files in current directory. When damage is completed, the trojan creates five files in the current directory:

 shit0.$%$
 shit1.$%$
 shit2.$%$
 shit3.$%$
 shit4.$%$

and writes the text into there:

 Written by: The Spector!
 shit! I think my hard drive is fucked!

The second line is repeated 100 times in the created files.

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