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Troj/Spyal-A

Aliases
  • Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.iz
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 4 January 2006 09:06:06 (GMT)
Last updated 22 November 2006 23:59:17 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

Troj/Spyal-A has the functionality to:

- log key strokes
- communicate with a remote server via email
- act as a proxy server relaying information

When run, Troj/Spyal-A may copy itself to <System>\regsvchost.exe

When run, Troj/Spyal-A sets the following registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
InternetHostSecurity
<System>\regsvchost.exe

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