'JS/Downloader.Agent' is it a threat?

[s.fowler]

Hi

I have the free edition of AVG AntiVirus software installed on my
computer. Recently it's indicated that I have a threat called 'JS/
Downloader.Agent' on my computer.

I'm not sure that this is really a threat at all. It may be just a
part of Javascript, I assume that's what the JS means.

Can anyone identify JS/Downloader.Agent ? I've searched the
Grisoft.com website and Googled quite a bit, but not found any hard
information either way.

Many thanks!

 

[El.Plates]

This is the 1st from 1-10 of about 35,600 for JS?Downloader
Agent -JS/Downloader.Agent

Reported: October 6, 2007
Category: Trojan, Threats

JS/Downloader.Agent is a detection for JavaScript files that may have
malicious intent to download and execute additional threat onto the computer

Other Alias: -

Threat Level: Low

Systems Affected:
Windows - All
You must have a corrupt Google engine I suggest....

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: <[email protected]>

| Hi
|
| I have the free edition of AVG AntiVirus software installed on my
| computer. Recently it's indicated that I have a threat called 'JS/
| Downloader.Agent' on my computer.
|
| I'm not sure that this is really a threat at all. It may be just a
| part of Javascript, I assume that's what the JS means.
|
| Can anyone identify JS/Downloader.Agent ? I've searched the
| Grisoft.com website and Googled quite a bit, but not found any hard
| information either way.
|
| Many thanks!
|

It is a threat. It is a Downloader Trojan in a JavaScript.

That means in a JavaScript there is malicious code meant to download some EXE or DLL file
and install it on your computer for whatever nefarious objective the author has.