Virus Profile: Generic PWS.ak

Description

Trojan that spreads manually under beneficial prospects, involves security and system exploitation executing unknown programs.
Transfers by a lot so means from peer networking to email etc. No own spreading routine

Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003

Indication of Infection

• Downloads malicious files
• Writes executable in the windows folder
• Drops malicious files
• Registry modification
• Enumerates running processes
• It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.

    In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with a runtime packer .