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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | January 2008 (4.25) |
| Protection available since | 28 November 2007 03:09:06 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/SpamToo-AX is a backdoor Trojan which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.
When Troj/SpamToo-AX is installed it creates the file <System>\drivers\protect.sys.
The file protect.sys is detected as Troj/NTRootK-CG.
The file protect.sys is registered as a new system driver service named "protect", with a display name of "protect". Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\protect
Sophos's anti-virus products include Behavioral Genotype® Protection, which can proactively guard against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against Troj/SpamToo-AX (detected as Mal/Behav-104) since version 4.17.
