Trojan.Horst
Trojan.Horst Description
Horst is a Trojan downloader and homepage hijacker believed to originate from the Ukraine. This Trojan secretly installs on your computer. After installation, it will download and install other malicious adware, Trojans, and viruses onto your computer without your knowledge or consent. It may also hijack and inject itself into system processes, using rootkit techniques. This Trojan will log your keystrokes and transmit this information from your computer to its creator. It is highly dangerous and should be removed immediately to protect your personal and financial information!
Aliases
Heuristic.Malware [Webwasher-Gateway]], [Sunbelt]Heuristic: Suspicious File With Persistence [Prevx1]W32/Horst.gen33 [F-Secure]Trojan.DownLoader.47648 [DrWeb]HEUR/Malware [AntiVir]Heuristic: Suspicious Browser Help Object [Prevx1]Suspicious file [Panda]W32/Horst.gen29 [F-Secure]W32/Downloader.F.gen!Eldorado [F-Prot]
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Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read
the tutorials on how to find malware,
kill unwanted processes,
remove malicious DLLs and
delete other harmful files. Always be
sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name Detection Count 1 LogicFunctions.dll 637 2 wha1.116.exe 431 3 LogicFunctions.dll 330 4 %ProgramFiles%\BurstWriting 262 5 CableRouting.dll 213 6 BurstWriting.dll 44
Registry Modifications
Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on
how to remove malicious registry entries.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
- The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {8B8DF25F-2C47-4473-8E1C-7F54AC7EF481}{18CB1A7B-94CD-4582-8022-ADA16851E44B}
Posted: February 21, 2008 | By SpywareRemove
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