Troj/Lineage-J

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Trojan
Prevalence: No Reports

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Troj/Lineage-J is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform that attempts to steal passwords associated with the game called "Lineage".

Troj/Lineage-J will copy itself to the Windows folder as svghost.exe.

Troj/Lineage-J will also create a DLL in the Windows folder named msvc6.dll.

Troj/Lineage-J searches for the "Lineage","Lineage Windows Client" window in attempt to initiate a keylogging routine.

In order to be able to run automatically when Windows starts up, Troj/Lineage-J sets the registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
Explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\svghost.exe

Troj/Lineage-J will attempt to disable a number of anti-virus and security related processes and windows, including:

EGHOST.EXE
MAILMON.EXE
KAVPFW.EXE
IPARMOR.EXE
RavMon.exe
ZoneAlarm

Troj/Lineage-J may also attempt to download and execute files from the internet.

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