Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A
Posted: November 15, 2012
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 16,815 |
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Threat Level: | 10/10 |
Infected PCs: | 241 |
First Seen: | November 15, 2012 |
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Last Seen: | August 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A is a Trojan that is used by attackers to spread a certain ransomware program. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A blocks affected PC users from accessing the desktop. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A displays a pop-up image/warning message on the screen of the targeted computer claiming that illegitimate activity has been detected on your computer and you need to transfer the payment to a certain prepaid mobile account to unlock the desktop. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A may add a randomly-generated file name. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A creates the certain registry entries so that it can run automatically every time Windows is started. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A states that upon sending the payment, you will receive an unlock code to restore access to your PC. Trojan:Win32/Loktrom.A also deceptively declares association with Windows and Microsoft Security Essentials, when, in actuality, it is not related to Windows or Microsoft.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "explorer" = "[malware file name]"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon = "Shell" = "[malware file name]"
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