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Troj/RKAgen-A

Aliases
  • Rootkit.Win32.Agent.ea
  • Trojan.Srizbi
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 5 July 2007 00:58:04 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
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  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
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Action

More Information

Troj/RKAgen-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/RKAgen-A drops the file <Windows>\system32\windbg48.sys. This file is detected as Troj/RKAgen-Fam. This file is registered as a new system driver service with a display name of "windbg48" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\windbg48\

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