Troj/Torpig-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
The Trojan logs keypresses and open window titles to text files and periodically sends the collected information to a remote user via HTTP.
The Trojan downloads and executes additional files from a remote site. Configuration files may also be downloaded which define further behaviors.
Troj/Torpig-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When run, Troj/Torpig-A creates a subfolder under the Windows system folder named "service" and creates the following files:
<Windows system folder>\service\dll.dll
<Windows system folder>\service\dllp.txt
<Windows system folder>\service\explorer.exe
The dll.dll file is a keylogging component while the dllp.txt file is used for data storage.
In order to run each time a user logs on, Troj/Torpig-A sets the following registry entry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
explorer
<Windows system folder>\service\explorer.exe
The Trojan logs keypresses and open window titles to text files and periodically sends the collected information to a remote user via HTTP.
The Trojan downloads and executes additional files from a remote site. Configuration files may also be downloaded which define further behaviors.
Troj/Torpig-A automatically closes security warning messages displayed by common anti-virus and security related applications.
The Trojan may set several entries under the following registry locations:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\pwd
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\gnum
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\myID2