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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 30 June 2005 06:37:10 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Lineage-V is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform that attempts to steal passwords associated with the game called "Lineage".
Troj/Lineage-V includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run Troj/Lineage-V copies itself to <Windows>\svchost.exe and creates the file <System>\user.txt. User.txt is a data file with collected information which will be sent to remote a remote user via email.
The following registry entry is created to run svchost.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
KAVPersonal
<Windows>\svchost.exe
Troj/Lineage-V searches for the "Lineage","Lineage Windows Client" window in attempt to initiate a keylogging routine. The Trojan records keypresses to a data file and can send the data file to a remote user through email.
Troj/Lineage-V may delete all files with the following extensions from the <Windows>\Media folder:
wav
rmi
mid
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