VIRUS DETAIL

Win32/Alureon.DIM

  • Date Published:
  • 10-Jun-2012
  • Last Updated:
  • 11-Jun-2012

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Type:
  • Trojan
  • Category:
  • Win32
  • Also known as:
  • Trojan.ADH (Symantec), Win32/Alureon.FR (Microsoft)

THREAT ASSESSMENT

  • Overall Risk: Low
  • Privacy: Low
  • Productivity: Low
  • System Integrity: Low

IMMEDIATE PROTECTION INFO

Signature Product Removal Instructions
35.1.0 CA Internet Security Suite/CA Total DefenseView
35.2.8895CA Internet Security Suite 2007/2008/2009, ITM 8.x , eAV 7.xView

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Win32/Alureon is a family of Trojans with a variety of components that can download and execute arbitrary files, hijack the browser to display fake web pages, and report affected user's queries performed with popular search engines.

DESCRIPTION

Should you have this detection reported on a file that you normally use, we highly recommend that you submit a sample of the affected file to CA Anti-Virus Research for analysis.

For detailed instructions on how to submit samples to CA, please see below.

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Submitting Malware Samples
Please visit our Sample/Suspicious file submission form here: http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/submitmalware.aspx or for instructions on alternate means of submitting suspicious files please see: http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=33514