Trojan.Zapchast

Trojan.Zapchast Description

Trojan.Zapchast is a Trojan backdoor that is designed to hijack your computer and steal your personal information. Once executed, Trojan.Zapchast attempts to connect to IRC through which he would receive commands from a remote host. Then the remote hacker may instruct Trojan.Zapchast to launch denial of service attacks, or send spam emails. Trojan.Zapchast is a serious security risk to your personal and financial data and we recommend its removal immediately.

Aliases

Backdoor.MIRC-based.X [VirusBuster]Not_a_virus:Client.IRC.mIRC.593262 [ViRobot]BKDR_ZAPCHAST.AX [TrendMicro]Backdoor/mIRC-based [TheHacker]Backdoor.Trojan [Symantec]Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT [Sunbelt]Backdoor.mIRC-based.bj [Rising]High Risk System Back Door [Prevx]Trojan.Zapchast [PCTools]Trojan/W32.Mirchack.593262 [nProtect]

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Trojan.Zapchast Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

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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	q1[1].exe	689
2	avto1[1].exe, svw.exe	679
3	sys_gh.dll	672
4	MsMsgSrv.DLL	541
5	rqRJDVNH.dll	527
6	WINClock.exe	410
7	update.exe	389
8	spywaredetect[1].exe	248
9	q2[1].exe	14
10	avto[1].exe, svc.exe	N/A

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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.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\{Value}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, value: UpdateWinSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad, value: MStaskHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}IEUpdatenetsv32netwnetxnetziprunsql
The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {DB7FF20E-B3CB-4497-82E5-D1743F4E31E3}