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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 28 September 2005 11:27:48 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Lineage-AT is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform that attempts to steal passwords associated with the game called "Lineage".
Troj/Lineage-AT includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run Troj/Lineage-AT copies itself to <Windows>\java\playavi.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run playavi.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Newman
<Windows>\java\playavi.exe
Troj/Lineage-AT modifies the HOSTS file which maps the URLs of selected websites to a loopback IP address or to its own IP addresses, in order to prevent access to certain sites and to control/hijack browsing.
Troj/Lineage-AT may also try to terminate security related processes.
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