Troj/Optix-Kill

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: No Reports

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Troj/Optix-Kill copies itself to C:\windows\spool64.exe and C:\windows\winfile.dta.

It adds a registry key in

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

to ensure it is run on system startup.

It also creates the file C:\windows\winstart.bat with instructions to copy winfile.dta to spool64.exe to further its chances of remaining on the system.

While running it will perodically close any anti-virus product, personal firewall or system utility it knows about.

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