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Troj/Agent-LKJ

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 15 October 2009 05:05:19 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

Troj/Agent-LKJ has functionality to communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When run Troj/Agent-LKJ copies itself to the <Temp> folder as svchost.exe and creates the following files:

<Temp>\system.exe (also detected as Troj/Agent-LKJ)
<System>\sdra64.exe (also detected as Troj/Agent-LKJ)
<System>\lowsec\local.ds (can be safely deleted)
<System>\lowsec\user.ds.lll (can be safely deleted)

The following registry entry is set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\<Temp>
svchost.exe
<Temp>\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:svchost.exe

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