BD Peacomm Trojan(2)

Severity: High

This attack could pose a serious security threat. You should take immediate action to stop any damage or prevent further damage from happening.

Description

This signature detects Trojan.Peacomm communicating with its peers.

Additional Information

Trojan.Peacomm is a Trojan horse that drops a driver program file to download another program. It is reportedly attached to spammed email. It may also be dropped by W32.Mixor.Q@mm.

Trojan.Peacomm reportedly arrives as an attachment to a spammed email with the following characteristics:

Subject:
One of the following:

* A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again!
* U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked German Chancellor Angela Merkel
* British Muslims Genocide
* Naked teens attack home director.
* 230 dead as storm batters Europe.
* Re: Your text
* Radical Muslim drinking enemies's blood.
* Chinese missile shot down Russian satellite
* Chinese missile shot down Russian aircraft
* Chinese missile shot down USA aircraft
* Chinese missile shot down USA satellite
* Russian missile shot down USA aircraft
* Russian missile shot down USA satellite
* Russian missile shot down Chinese aircraft
* Russian missile shot down Chinese satellite
* Saddam Hussein safe and sound!
* Saddam Hussein alive!
* Venezuelan leader: "Let's the War beginning".
* Fidel Castro dead.


Attachment:
One of the following:

* FullVideo.exe
* Full Story.exe
* Video.exe
* Read More.exe
* FullClip.exe
* GreetingPostcard.exe
* MoreHere.exe
* FlashPostcard.exe
* GreetingCard.exe
* ClickHere.exe
* ReadMore.exe
* FlashPostcard.exe
* FullNews.exe

Affected

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows Me
  • Windows NT
  • Windows XP

Possible False Positives

There are no known false positives associated with this signature.