malware Type: virus
Discovered: 2006-08-25
Added: 2006-08-28
Threat ID: 148123 |
trojan.PWS.Egold disables the Windows Security Center notification options. This virus turns off the Windows firewall. The trojan harvests personal data and transmits it to remote computers.
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Risk Description of Trojan.PWS.Egold
Ease of Removing Trojan.PWS.Egold
Uses running processes
Consistent file contents
Consistently named
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Privacy Risks/Security Changes of Trojan.PWS.Egold
Transmits personal data to remote computers
Harvests personal data
Disables security software
Mimics legitimate file names
Disables Windows Firewall
Disables Windows Security Center notification options
Damage/Intrusion/Annoyance of Trojan.PWS.Egold
Creates new files
Autoruns at startup without an option to be disabled
Displays error messages due to buggy code
Propagation/Saturation of Trojan.PWS.Egold
Infects from a link in an email |
alias(s) of Trojan.PWS.Egold
TR/Spy.Agent.MX
Win32:Trojano-3436
PSW.Agent.BVD
Generic.Malware.SFL!Bg.1EE19A83
Logger.Agent.mx
W32/Agent.MX!tr.spy
IM-worm.Win32.Sumom.C
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Agent.mx
Generic PWS.o
a variant of Win32/Spy.Agent.EW
W32/Suspicious_M.gen
Trj/Getpasswords.C
Troj/Agent-CSO
Infostealer.Reoxtan
Trojan/Spy.Agent.mx
Trojan.Spy.Win32.Agent.6F47 |
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