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Harry Waldron - Microsoft MVP Blog

Security News and Best Practices for corporate and home users

Haxdoor.CP - Spammed email with Rootkit

Haxdoor is one of the most popular and dangerous Windows based rootkits. Users should continue to be cautious with all suspicious email messages.

Haxdoor.CP - Spammed email with Rootkit
http://www.incidents.org/diary.php?storyid=1508
http://secunia.com/virus_information/30929/haxdoor-cp/
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/trojhaxdoorcp.html

QUOTE: Troj/Haxdoor-CP is a Trojan for the Windows platform. Troj/Haxdoor-CP runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer. Troj/Haxdoor-CP includes functionality to: - stealth its files, processes, registry entries and services - prevent itself being terminated...

Email to avoid:

Subject line:     Confirmation for Order WC2905036
Message text:  Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for shopping with our internet shop. Your order, WC2905036, has been received. Summary of your order you can see in the attachment file.
 

Only published comments... Jul 24 2006, 07:59 PM by harry

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