VIRUS DETAIL

Win32/Qakbot.CS!suspicious

  • Date Published:
  • 06-Jul-2010
  • Last Updated:
  • 06-Jul-2010

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Type:
  • Other
  • Category:
  • Win32
  • Also known as:
  • N/A

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
35.2.7688CA Internet Security Suite 2007/2008/2009, ITM 8.x , eAV 7.xView

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Win32/Qakbot is a family of Trojan that downloads other malicious components onto the system and has the capability to communicate to an IRC command and control server. Some variants of this malware family can also spread to other machines via network shares.

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