Troj/Drop-AD

Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Drops more malware
Included in our products from	October 2008 (4.34)
Protection available since	22 June 2008 11:14:27 (GMT)
Last updated	20 August 2008 08:43:07 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Drop-AD is a Trojan dropper for the Windows platform.

When run the Trojan will drop another file to the <Temp> folder and run it.

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