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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Matcash.B

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Encyclopedia entry
Updated: Apr 17, 2011  |  Published: Nov 23, 2007

Aliases
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.gll (Kaspersky)
  • Adware:Win32/iSearch.Toolbar (Microsoft)
  • TrojanDownloader:Win32/Agent.ZM (Microsoft)
  • W32/Downloader (Norman)
  • Spyware/7r7t (Panda)
  • Mal/DownLdr-O (Sophos)
  • Deskwizz/ZQuest (Sunbelt Software)
  • Spyware.ISearch (Symantec)
  • TROJ_DLOADER.DTK (Trend Micro)

Alert Level (?)
Severe

Antimalware protection details
Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.
Detection last updated:
Definition: 1.145.1295.0
Released: Mar 07, 2013
Detection initially created:
Definition: 1.45.287.0
Released: Oct 07, 2008


 

Summary

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Matcash.B is a Trojan that connects to a remote site and downloads and executes arbitrary files. In the wild, this Trojan has been observed to download and install additional malicious and potentially unwanted applications on the affected machine.


 

Symptoms

  • System Changes
    The following system changes may indicate the presence of TrojanDownloader:Win32/Matcash.B:
    • Presence of the following files:
      %windir%\17PHolmes.exe 
      %windir%\17PHolmes<random number>.exe 


 

Technical Information (Analysis)

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Matcash.B is a Trojan that connects to a remote site and downloads and executes arbitrary files. In the wild, this Trojan has been observed to download and install additional malicious and potentially unwanted applications on the affected machine.
Installation
It creates the following files upon execution:
  • %windir%\17PHolmes.exe - a log file
    %windir%\17PHolmes<random number>.exe - another log file
Payload
Downloads and Executes Arbitrary Files
This Trojan may download files from the following site:
  • <REMOVED>.mcboo.com
 
The downloaded file is saved and executed from the following location:
  • %windir%\17PHolmes<random number>.exe
 
The downloaded files are usually additional members of the greater Matcash family.


 

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Recovery

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Matcash.B may download and install additional malicious software, thus manual removal is not recommended. To detect and remove this Trojan and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx

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