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Troj/Agent-GNS

Aliases
  • Win32/Agent.NHE
  • Rootkit.Win32.Agent.vb
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from March 2008 (4.27)
Protection available since 27 January 2008 05:48:17 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/Agent-GNS is a backdoor Trojan which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

Troj/Agent-GNS is a backdoor Trojan which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

When first run Troj/Agent-GNS copies itself to <System>\<random>.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run sfriqo.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
<random>
<System>\<random>.exe

The file sfriqo.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "<random>", with a display name of "Print Spooler Service" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<random>

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