Trojan.BeastPWS.C

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Name:	Trojan.BeastPWS.C
Bedreigingsniveau:	High
Omschrijving:	Trojan.BeastPWS.C is a keylogging trojan which arrives in an email which purports itself as a Microsoft patch for the Winlogon service. It attempts to inject a dropped library (.dll) file into Internet Explorer if it is running so that it can log keystrokes. The recorded keystrokes are then posted back to a remote web server. Trojan.BeastPWS.C will also disable the System Restore service if it is present on the system.
Type:	TT_Trojan
Also known as:	Trojan-PSW.Win32.QQPass.ho [Kaspersky] Troj/BeastPWS-C [Sophos]
Removal:	This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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