MSIL/Agent.NWI [Threat Name] go to Threat
MSIL/Agent.NWI [Threat Variant Name]
| Category | trojan |
| Size | 113152 B |
| Aliases | Trojan.Win32.Agent.vefo (Kaspersky) |
Short description
MSIL/Agent.NWI is a trojan that installs MSIL/Adware.BHO.B malware.
Installation
When executed, the trojan copies itself into the following location:
- %temp%\WindowsLiveUpdate.exe
In order to be executed on every system start, the trojan sets the following Registry entry:
- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce]
- "WindowsLiveUpdate" = "%temp%\WindowsLiveUpdate.exe"
The trojan may create the following files:
- %appdata%\MCommon\sites.dat (9275 B)
- %appdata%\MCommon\vinfo.dat (25 B)
- %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\MozillaHotfix\chrome\content\update.js (26112 B)
- %appdata%\WinLive\WinLive.dll (30860 B, MSIL/Adware.BHO.B)
The trojan then removes itself from the computer.
Other information
The trojan may delete the following files:
- %appdata%\WinLive\tcookies.dat
- %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\MozillaHotfix\tcookies.dat
- %appdata%\MCommon\uinfo.dat