Troj/Agent-KZ

Aliases	Trojan.Win32.Agent.kz
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	January 2006 (4.01)
Protection available since	25 November 2005 14:26:45 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Agent-KZ is a downloader Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/Agent-KZ is installed it creates the file <System>\mscom32.dll.

The file mscom32.dll is registered as a COM object and ShellExecute hook,
creating registry entries under:

HKCR\CLSID\(23246306-E6FB-4869-88ED-B4D4B5041EC1)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellExecuteHooks\

Troj/Agent-KZ may modify an infected computer's Hosts file to redirect attempted
access of certain security websites to a pre-specified address.

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