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Overview

Malware type: Rootkit

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This rootkit may be dropped by other malware. It registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup. It does this by creating registry keys/entries.

It may be used by its main component for its rootkit capabilities to stay resident in memory. However, it requires other components in order to run properly.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Dec. 9, 2008 11:15:33 PM GMT -0800

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