TROJAN.WIN32.YAKES VARIANT SPAMMED

Virus Name  : Trojan.Win32.Yakes.jvd

Alias             : Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, TSPY_ONLINEG.ZPL, Trojan.Smoaler, Troj/Bredo-LO, Downloader.a!yb, Trojan.Generic.KDV.406929, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.QWT

Virus type    : Trojan

Threat level : Low

Virus details :

                     Trojan.Win32.Yakes is a trojan and it is spammed via e-mail in a Zip file. ( Example: IRS FORM#2100.zip )

The infected mail message body is given below.

Tax Refund

The analysis of the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity has indicated that
you are entitled to receive a tax refund of $115.24

Please submit a request of the tax refund and a processing of the request will take 7-14 days.
A tax refund can be delayed by different reasons.
For instance submission of invalid records or sending after the deadline.

Please find the form of your tax refund attached and fill out it and send a report.

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service.

The infected message subject will be "A tax refund over a period of 2010".

                  When the infected e-mail attachment within the ZIP file is executed, it copies to c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\csrss.exe folder and modifies the registry HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run to load automatically on next startup.

                  It also connects to remote servers and installs several malicious programs in the infected system. The downloaded malware will be adware, keyloggers and fake security products. Yakes trojan is also known as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, TSPY_ONLINEG.ZPL, Trojan.Smoaler, Troj/Bredo-LO, Downloader.a!yb, Trojan.Generic.KDV.406929, Trojan.Win32.Yakes.jvd, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.QWT.

How can I protect my system?

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