Troj/Stinx-W

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Stinx-W is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Stinx-W may arrive as an attachment to an email message variously claiming to be CCTV footage of a rape on a university campus. Troj/Stinx-W is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run, Troj/Stinx-W copies itself to the Windows system folder with the name svchon32.exe and creates the following registry entry to run itself automatically:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
ProtocolModuleCmd
svchon32.exe

Troj/Stinx-W connects to a preconfigured IRC server and joins a specific channel. A remote attacker can then gain access and control over the infected computer.

Troj/Stinx-W may arrive as an attachment to an email message variously claiming to be CCTV footage of a rape on a university campus.

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