Overview |
Vendor Notes: |
From the doc: ' utility (subroutine, library, engine, include file, ...) to mix 2 code buffers. The destination buffer will contain all instructions of the source buffers mixed between each other in random order. - to create polymorphic decryptors 1. generate simple decryptor (as in crypt-virus) 2. generate some trash (easy with ETG engine) 3. mix buffers - to mix some commands from host 's startup and from virus's startup - to generate some hash-alike functions' |
Alias: |
VirTool.Win32.SMF_Example.a [Kaspersky], virus construction tool [F-Prot], Virus Constructor [Panda] |
Category: |
Trojan Creation Tool: A program designed to create Trojans. Some of these tools merely wrap existing Trojans, to make them harder to detect. Others add a trojan to an existing product (such as RegEdit.exe), making it a Dropper.
Virus Creation Tool: A program designed to generate viruses. Even early virus creation tools were able to generate hundreds or thousands of different, functioning viruses, which were initially undetectable by current scanners. |
Similar Pests: |
Trojan Creation Tool · Virus Creation Tool |
Origins |
Date of Origin: |
March, 2000 |
Operation |
Storage Required: |
CodeMixer: at least 61 KB |
Detection and Removal |
Automatic Removal: |
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Manual Removal: |
Follow these steps to remove CodeMixer from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake. |
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Stop Running Processes:
Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
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Remove Files:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
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Research |
File Analyses: |
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More Info: |
AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo! |
Research By: |
PestPatrol's Pest Research Center |
Last Revised: |
April 01, 2005 |