Troj/Lineage-BA

Aliases	Trojan-PSW.Win32.Lineage.my PWS-Lineage trojan
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	December 2005 (4.00)
Protection available since	11 October 2005 13:35:06 (GMT)
Last updated	19 October 2005 12:00:12 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Lineage-BA 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-BA copies itself to <System>\Kerne14.exe and creates the file <System>\microsoftie4.dll.

The following registry entry is created to run Kerne14.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load
<System>\Kerne14.exe

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