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Trojan.smaxin

Posted: November 24, 2010

Trojan.smaxin is a malicious Trojan that runs in the background and gives hackers remote access to the system. Trojan.smaxin can easily steal passwords, log keystrokes, create screenshots to control the affected computer. Trojan.smaxin compromises system integrity by making modifications that enable the attacker to use it for malicious activities. Trojan.smaxin shows characteristics of a security threat and should be removed from the system immediately.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %UserProfile%\Microsoft\V3smx4pnp.dll
    2 %UserProfile%\Microsoft\V3smx4pnp.log

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"V3smx4pnp" = "rundll32.exe"
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