Sophos

Troj/GrayBrd-B

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.GrayBird.o
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 12 December 2005 22:00:03 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Free virus, spyware, and adware scan
  • Test your existing anti-virus protection
  • Find threats your anti-virus missed

Action

More Information

Troj/GrayBrd-B is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/GrayBrd-B includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/GrayBrd-B copies itself to <Windows folder>\Administrator.exe.

The file Administrator.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "Administrator", with a display name of "Administrator" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Administrator\

RSS|Atom
Get reports about the latest virus and spyware threats delivered to your computer