Troj/Rustok-K

Aliases	Spam-Mailbot.c!Rootkit
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Included in our products from	February 2007 (4.14)
Protection available since	18 December 2006 23:31:53 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Rustok-K is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan uses stealth techniques in order to hide files, processes and registry entries.

Troj/Rustok-K can be installed in the Alternate Data Stream (ADS) as <Windows>\system:lzx32.sys.

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