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Troj/Agent-EOT

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.Agent.ahd
  • W32/Agent.CNZ
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 27 April 2007 19:15:50 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Agent-EOT is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Agent-EOT runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.

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

The following registry entries are created to run pag.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Pag Windows Monitor
pag.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Pag Windows Monitor
pag.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Pag Windows Monitor
pag.exe

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