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Troj/Haxdoor-BT

Aliases
  • suspicion:
  • Mail
  • Bomb
  • PWS-Goldun.dr
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 26 April 2006 12:37:16 (GMT)
Last updated 8 November 2006 13:21:42 (GMT)
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More Information

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

Troj/Haxdoor-BT runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

Troj/Haxdoor-BT includes functionality to:

- stealth its files, processes, registry entries and services
- prevent itself being terminated
- prevent itself being deleted
- disable other software, including anti-virus, firewall and security related applications

When Troj/Haxdoor-BT is installed the following files are created:

<System>\satmmc.dll
<System>\vxvgfv.sys

The following registry entries are created to run code exported by satmmc.dll on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\satmmc
DllName
satmmc.dll

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\satmmc
Startup
satmmc

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\satmmc
Impersonate
1

The file vxvgfv.sys is registered as a new system driver service named "vxvgfv", with a display name of "VXV CPU device". Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vxvgfv\

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