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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | August 2005 (3.96) |
| Protection available since | 20 June 2005 20:13:27 (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.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
55278
<Windows folder>\grepclient1.exe
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Lineage-S is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform that attempts to steal passwords associated with the online game called "Lineage".
Troj/Lineage-S includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run the Trojan copies itself to <Windows folder>\grepclient1.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run grepclient1.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
55278
<Windows folder>\grepclient1.exe
