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Win32/TrojanDownloader.Chymine.A

Aliases:W32/Downloader.BBMG (Norman) 
Type of infiltration:Trojan  
Size:3584 B 
Affected platforms:Microsoft Windows 
Signature database version:5302 (20100722) 

Short description

Win32/TrojanDownloader.Chymine.A is a trojan which tries to download other malware from the Internet. Trojan is probably a part of other malware. The file is run-time compressed using UPX.

Installation

The trojan does not create any copies of itself.

Other information

The trojan contains an URL address. It tries to download a file from the address.

The file is stored in the following location:
  • %appdata%conime.exe
The file is then executed. The HTTP protocol is used.