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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | September 2005 (3.97) |
| Protection available since | 10 July 2005 14:31:15 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Change any data that may have become compromised.
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Troj/Lineage-AB is a is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform that attempts to steal passwords associated with the game called "Lineage".
When first run Troj/Lineage-AB copies itself to <Windows>\svhost32.exe and creates the file <System>\T1dll.dll. T1dll.dll is a harmless component DLL file.
The following registry entry is created to run svhost32.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\
load =
<Windows>\svhost32.exe
Troj/Lineage-AB will attempt to disable a number of anti-virus and security related processes and windows, including:
EGHOST.EXE
MAILMON.EXE
KAVPFW.EXE
IPARMOR.EXE
RavMon.exe
ZoneAlarm
Troj/Lineage-AB may also attempt to download and execute files from the internet.
