Threat Database Trojans Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS

Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS

By CagedTech in Trojans

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 8,441
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 69
First Seen: December 12, 2025
Last Seen: June 30, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The detection of Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS on your system indicates a potential security threat that requires immediate attention. This type of threat is generally categorized as a Trojan, which is a broad term for malicious software that disguises itself as legitimate. The ".Gen.DS" suffix suggests a generic detection based on the malware's behavior rather than a specific, known malware family. Understanding what this threat is, how it operates, and the symptoms it may cause is crucial for effective removal and prevention of future infections.

What Is Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS?

Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS is identified as a Trojan-type threat, which means it is designed to allow unauthorized access to your computer system. Trojans are known for their ability to disguise themselves as useful or desirable software, making them difficult to detect without proper security measures. The "Downloader" part of the name implies that this particular Trojan may be capable of downloading additional malware onto your system, potentially leading to more severe security issues.

How Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS Operates

Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS, like other Trojans, operates by exploiting vulnerabilities in your system's security. It may arrive through various means, such as opening malicious email attachments, downloading infected software, or visiting compromised websites. Once inside, it can create backdoors for remote access, steal sensitive information, or download and install additional malware. The specific actions of Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS can vary, but its primary goal is to compromise your system's security and integrity.

Symptoms of Infection

Symptoms of a Trojan infection can be subtle and may not immediately indicate the presence of malware. Common signs include slowed system performance, frequent crashes, unexpected changes to system settings, and unusual network activity. You might also notice new, unfamiliar programs or icons on your desktop, or receive alerts from your security software indicating malicious activity. Since Trojans can act as a gateway for other types of malware, any unusual behavior from your computer should be investigated promptly.

How to Remove Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS

  1. Enter Safe Mode with Networking: This will limit the malware's ability to interfere with the removal process. Restart your computer and press the key to enter safe mode (this varies by operating system but is commonly F8 for Windows).
  2. Perform a Full Scan with a Reputable Tool: Use a trusted anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter, to scan your system thoroughly. Ensure your security software is updated before scanning to catch the latest threats.
  3. Uninstall Suspicious Programs: Go through your installed programs and remove any that you don't recognize or that were installed around the time your system was compromised.
  4. Reset Your Browsers: Trojans can affect your web browsers, so resetting them to their default settings can help remove any malicious extensions or settings. This can usually be done through the browser's settings menu for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
  5. Reboot and Re-scan: After removal, reboot your system and run another full scan with your anti-malware software to ensure that all traces of the Trojan have been removed.

Conclusion

Removing Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS requires a systematic approach to ensure that your system is thoroughly cleaned and protected against future threats. By understanding the nature of this Trojan and following the steps outlined for its removal, you can help safeguard your computer and personal data. It's also important to maintain good security practices, such as regularly updating your software, using strong, unique passwords, and being cautious when opening email attachments or downloading software from the internet. Preventing infections is always more effective than treating them, so staying informed and proactive is key to protecting your digital security.

Analysis Report

General information

Family Name: Trojan.Downloader.Gen.DS
Signature status: No Signature

Known Samples

MD5: a697adc5bd9c0c15d621e3594c48724a
SHA1: ce2cb78d19e29f891396d56e1d5f795b2c1275b5
SHA256: 75536143DF51DFE7CFF63A00F39F4C06D3CFD20E8690D388575ACA07220F7F72
File Size: 3.01 MB, 3009024 bytes
MD5: ee1d1d08c414943588650ef1f00f926e
SHA1: efd62a4aab10f3d45ce27d143041899871d67d52
SHA256: E9DC7FB284D0705ED47FF6F92B969D419762AF8FCC96A430DA1CA7D96C9BE7A9
File Size: 3.01 MB, 3009024 bytes
MD5: 8baed8d26802802f711d734d60b87082
SHA1: ecb94fa6b8e48070ca6014d2b8c35b46ef0e2689
SHA256: 5765547E5FC862A17F4E2B8F055459CDD17F2F19DD0A8F266C55AB858005DDB8
File Size: 3.01 MB, 3009024 bytes
MD5: 915f5d2ff10667c3571737ccac33c185
SHA1: 9a4e353dc40a11d41594ed9cb23ca14e359ab2d2
SHA256: 59D827698D5B3C270DBCF96127EE89162C39CF0B3FD7BCFFE7168FF08E57EDE3
File Size: 3.01 MB, 3009024 bytes
MD5: 33b4f8e883730aa802097c34d3a8d83e
SHA1: bb8663eeb8cd298fcc378890b93a8e01dabfca7c
SHA256: 75DFA77488380D7499B37189626DBA5EE39B582A2C64EE39C409132FEFBA783B
File Size: 2.58 MB, 2584280 bytes
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MD5: 43aade263621969dfb07a05a1196ea01
SHA1: 5b7b827dba4aba00b5b9bc8ed31b7c5951352eb3
SHA256: F4B9F6A5EA1B078F64AE081E5795703ED19F1760DDE0D73B45EAF5F01612F899
File Size: 1.67 MB, 1668848 bytes
MD5: 4fc804d66a2fa9bfd34d514031adf102
SHA1: 01bf2297ecffafd10eb15500bc11af8c9866e5dc
SHA256: 9EE29C1ECC833703430D6DED8038048F1C0AC40D48CD65D7B4B4A4E0EAEB351D
File Size: 856.06 KB, 856064 bytes
MD5: 03e839b33430da7a7963fd0d375704bc
SHA1: 5e7fd42580a447bb51a8186b92fcffdc2f819a16
SHA256: 9BCA6597F4DBB246E0649316E337A169DCADC9E9FC208BE8974518692FDCD637
File Size: 1.94 MB, 1942200 bytes
MD5: 809187c9fa529456e99ce268c5d31337
SHA1: 63761c3b52e676a026f0777a13bba3d2fa5a361e
SHA256: 5C2233040CCBCE64A6925D00C124CBCA8F11A70F8888DDBBAD1348E62F48CFDD
File Size: 1.04 MB, 1043456 bytes
MD5: d4d723831be06465d7d22400d6a5a96d
SHA1: 5072d5ab86d8a248cefd16adf1cc9df383564d90
SHA256: 58FE620FC803EE14AA4D4988A45DB5A6DC695ECAD57D61858C5D8C211952C071
File Size: 3.01 MB, 3009024 bytes

Windows Portable Executable Attributes

  • File doesn't have "Rich" header
  • File doesn't have debug information
  • File doesn't have security information
  • File has exports table
  • File has TLS information
  • File is 32-bit executable
  • File is console application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI)
  • File is either console or GUI application
  • File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
  • File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
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  • File is not packed
  • IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)

Windows PE Version Information

Name Value
Comments http://www.iFoerster.com
Company Name
  • Apache Software Foundation
  • iFoerster Development
  • Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies)
  • The Qt Company Ltd
  • The Qt Company Ltd.
File Description
  • Apache log4cxx
  • C++ Application Development Framework
  • C++ application development framework.
  • FoxBurner SDK
File Version
  • 6.4.2.0
  • 5.12.1.0
  • 5.6.3.0
  • 4.8.2.0
  • 0,10, 0, 1
Internal Name
  • FoxBurnerMFC.dll
  • log4cxx
Legal Copyright
  • Copyright (C) 2012 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
  • Copyright (C) 2015 The Qt Company Ltd.
  • Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
  • Copyright 2002-2012 iFoerster Development
  • Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
Original Filename
  • FoxBurnerMFC.dll
  • log4cxx.dll
  • Qt5Network.dll
  • QtCore4.dll
Product Name
  • Apache log4cxx
  • FoxBurner SDK
  • Qt4
  • Qt5
Product Version
  • 6.4.2.0
  • 5.12.1.0
  • 5.6.3.0
  • 0, 10, 0, 1

Digital Signatures

Signer Root Status
Shenzhen Jiehao Software Co., Ltd. DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1 Hash Mismatch
Shenzhen Jiehao Software Co., Ltd. DigiCert Trusted Root G4 Hash Mismatch
AOMEI International Network Limited Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46 Hash Mismatch
Garena Online Pte Ltd VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5 Hash Mismatch

File Traits

  • dll
  • HighEntropy
  • imgui
  • x86

Block Information

Total Blocks: 11,039
Potentially Malicious Blocks: 2,602
Whitelisted Blocks: 8,432
Unknown Blocks: 5

Visual Map

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... Data truncated
0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block

Similar Families

Files Modified

File Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\usrclass.dat{dba6b5ef-640a-11ed-9bcb-f677369d361c}.txr.1.regtrans-ms Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\usrclass.dat{dba6b5ef-640a-11ed-9bcb-f677369d361c}.txr.2.regtrans-ms Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data

Windows API Usage

Category API
Syscall Use
  • ntdll.dll!NtAlpcSendWaitReceivePort
  • ntdll.dll!NtClose
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtFreeVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtMapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenProcessToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryAttributesFile
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  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryDebugFilterState
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQuerySystemInformationEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryValueKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVolumeInformationFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtReadFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationWorkerFactory
  • ntdll.dll!NtTestAlert
  • ntdll.dll!NtTraceControl
  • ntdll.dll!NtUnmapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForSingleObject
  • ntdll.dll!NtWriteFile
Process Manipulation Evasion
  • NtUnmapViewOfSection
Process Shell Execute
  • CreateProcess
Anti Debug
  • NtQuerySystemInformation

Shell Command Execution

C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\ce2cb78d19e29f891396d56e1d5f795b2c1275b5_0003009024.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\efd62a4aab10f3d45ce27d143041899871d67d52_0003009024.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\ecb94fa6b8e48070ca6014d2b8c35b46ef0e2689_0003009024.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\9a4e353dc40a11d41594ed9cb23ca14e359ab2d2_0003009024.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\bb8663eeb8cd298fcc378890b93a8e01dabfca7c_0002584280.,LiQMAxHB
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C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\5b7b827dba4aba00b5b9bc8ed31b7c5951352eb3_0001668848.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\01bf2297ecffafd10eb15500bc11af8c9866e5dc_0000856064.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\5e7fd42580a447bb51a8186b92fcffdc2f819a16_0001942200.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\63761c3b52e676a026f0777a13bba3d2fa5a361e_0001043456.,LiQMAxHB
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\5072d5ab86d8a248cefd16adf1cc9df383564d90_0003009024.,LiQMAxHB

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