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Troj/Haxdoor-DE

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from November 2006 (4.11)
Protection available since 24 September 2006 15:21:19 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/Haxdoor-DE is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/Haxdoor-DE is installed the following files are created:

<System>\lgn1216a.dll
<System>\mm77lgn.sys

The file lgn1216a.dll is detected as Troj/Haxdor-Fam and the file mm77lgn.sys is detected as Troj/Haxdor-Gen.

The following registry entries are created to run code exported by lgn1216a.dll on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\lgn1216a
DllName
lgn1216a.dll

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\lgn1216a
Startup
lgn1216a

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\lgn1216a
Impersonate
1

The file mm77lgn.sys is registered as a new system driver service named "mm77lgn", with a display name of "MM77lgn control service". Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mm77lgn\

The following registry entries are set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\WINDOWS
Explorer.EXE
<Windows>\Explorer.EXE:*:Enabled:explorer

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