Troj/Agent-HZ

Aliases	Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.an
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
Characteristics	Drops more malware Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since	27 December 2005 05:20:24 (GMT)
Last updated	2 January 2006 16:06:47 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/Agent-HZ is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Agent-HZ has the functionalities to:

- steal email server passwords
- send notification messages to remote locations
- access the Internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP

When run, Troj/Agent-HZ copies itself to <System>\svchostss.exe

When run, Troj/Agent-HZ creates and runs the file <System>\helpersvchostss.exe. The file helpersvchostss.exe is detected by Sophos as Troj/Agent-HZ.

When run, Troj/Agent-HZ sets the following registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WindowsUpdatesvchostss
svchostss.exe

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