Sophos

Troj/Haxdoor-AS

Aliases
  • PWS-Goldun.dll
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 20 January 2006 22:06:34 (GMT)
Last updated 18 July 2006 22:14:58 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
  • Small business solutions 4.0

Action

More Information

Troj/Haxdoor-AS is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan steals usernames and passwords and sends stolen data to a remote attacker.

Sophos's anti-virus products include Genotype™ detection technology, which can proactively protect against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against Troj/Haxdoor-AS (detected as Troj/Haxdor-Fam) since version 3.99. Troj/Haxdoor-AS is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan steals usernames and passwords and sends stolen data to a remote attacker.

Troj/Haxdoor-AS copies itself to the Windows system folder as satdll.dll.

The Trojan may set registry entries under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MPRServices\TestService
<several entries>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify
satdll

The Trojan may also create the file vxdgfx.sys in the Windows system folder.

Sophos's anti-virus products include Genotype™ detection technology, which can proactively protect against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against Troj/Haxdoor-AS (detected as Troj/Haxdor-Fam) since version 3.99.

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