Troj/Brospy-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Trojan
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Brospy-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/Brospy-A is installed it creates the file <System>\appwiz.dll.

The file appwiz.dll is registered as a COM object and Browser Helper Object
(BHO) for Microsoft Internet Explorer, creating registry entries under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper
Objects\(78364D99-A640-4ddf-B91A-67EFF8373045)
HKCR\CLSID\(78364D99-A640-4ddf-B91A-67EFF8373045)

Troj/Brospy-A monitors browser activity, attempts to passwords that are cached
or in protected storage, and email usernames and passwords.

Troj/Brospy-A sends any harvested information to a pre-specified email address.

The following registry entry is set:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Enable Browser Extensions
yes

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