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Troj/NetAtk-F

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.Zosu.a
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 23 October 2006 22:04:49 (GMT)
Last updated 18 March 2007 01:16:00 (GMT)
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More Information

Troj/NetAtk-F is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

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

When Troj/NetAtk-F is installed the following files are created:

<Windows system folder>\drivers\ndisfilter.sys
<Windows system folder>\pfplgflt.dll

The file ndisfilter.sys is detected as Troj/NTRootK-AT and is used by the Trojan to hide the existence of the pfplgflt.dll file.

The file pfplgflt.dll is a data file and can safely be deleted.

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

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NdisFilter\

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