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Troj/Zapchas-EB

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from July 2008 (4.31)
Protection available since 2 June 2008 19:21:58 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/Zapchas-EB is a backdoor Trojan which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

When Troj/Zapchas-EB is installed the following malicious files are created:

<System>\drive\lmz.exe
<System>\drive\lmz1.bmp
<System>\drive\reg.dll

The files lmz.exe and lmz1.bmp are detected as Troj/Zapchas-DI and the file reg.dll is detected as Troj/Zapchas-CZ.

Troj/Zapchas-EB also installs mIRC in <System>\drive folder as calling.com and PrcView.exe as lam1.exe.

Troj/Zapchas-EB also drops the following PUAs in the <System>\drive folder:

daSniff
HideWindow
NirPassView

The following registry entry is created to run calling.com (mIRC) on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
msennger
<System>\drive\calling.com

The following registry entries are set or modified, so that calling.com is run when files with extensions of CHA and IRC are opened/launched:

HKCR\ChatFile\Shell\open\command
(default)
<System>\drive\calling.com" -noconnect

HKCR\irc\Shell\open\command
(default)
<System>\drive\calling.com" -noconnect

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCR\ChatFile\DefaultIcon
(default)
<System>\drive\calling.com

HKCR\irc\DefaultIcon
(default)
<System>\drive\calling.com

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