| | malware Type: virus
Discovered: 2006-09-26
Added: 2006-09-27
Threat ID: 155432 |
Risk Description: Ease of Removing trojan.PWS.GoldSpy
Creates new registry entries with consistent data
Consistent file contents
Consistently named
Uses rootkit functionality
Runs as a BHO or shell extension
Runs as a service
Injects DLLs into running processes
Uses redundant/watcher processes
Uses running processes
Privacy Risks/Security Changes of Trojan.PWS.GoldSpy
Logs browsing habits and visited websites
Mimics legitimate file names
Transmits personal data to remote computers
Harvests personal data
Damage/Intrusion/Annoyance of Trojan.PWS.GoldSpy
Modifies critical registry entries
Displays targeted popup advertisements
Changes personal browser settings
Changes browser search settings
Changes browser home page
Displays error messages due to buggy code
Propagation/Saturation of Trojan.PWS.GoldSpy
Infects with other exploitation method | alias(s) of Trojan.PWS.GoldSpyNo aliases |
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