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Troj/CashGrab-I

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.Agent.cc
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 19 December 2005 13:49:50 (GMT)
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More Information

Troj/CashGrab-I is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/CashGrab-I monitors internet browser windows for certain banking URLs, attempting to steal information if it finds them.

Troj/CashGrab-I also contains browser redirecting functionality.

When Troj/CashGrab-I is installed the following files are created:

\%CurrentFolder%\setup.cmd
<System>\ierror.rep
<System>\svact\004.act
<System>\svact\011.act
<System>\svact\013.act
<System>\svchost.dll
<System>\svskn\004.sns
<System>\svskn\011.sns
<System>\svskn\013.sns
<System>\winsetup.exe
<System>\wint.ini
<System>\winte.html

The file winsetup.exe is detected as Troj/CashGrab-D.

The file svchost.dll is registered as a COM object and Browser Helper Object (BHO) for Microsoft Internet Explorer, creating registry entries under:

HKCR\CLSID\(3A4E6FF3-BF59-446E-9DC8-731BCE2F349A)
HKCR\svchost.Update\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\(3A4E6FF3-BF59-446E-9DC8-731BCE2F349A)

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