Troj/Qhosts-AT

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:10 Nov 2009 18:17:04 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:10 Nov 2009 18:17:04 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Qhosts-AT is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When run Troj/Qhosts-AT changes the following registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\
Start Page

and modifies the HOSTS file specifically redirecting banking websites like abbey.co.uk and commbank.com.au to fake banking website domains. The HOSTS file will contain the following additional entries:

<IP address> abbey.com
<IP address> www.abbey.com
<IP address> myonlineaccounts2.abbey.com
<IP address> www.abbey.co.uk
<IP address> abbey.co.uk
<IP address> www.cahoot.com
<IP address> cahoot.com
<IP address> ibank.cahoot.com
<IP address> cahoot.co.uk
<IP address> www.cahoot.co.uk
<IP address> netbank.commbank.com.au
<IP address> www.commbank.com.au
<IP address> commbank.com.au

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