Spyware Detail

Alias

Win32/Kollah.AB [CA AV]
Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ai [Kaspersky]
GPcoder.h [McAfee]
Backdoor:Win32/Kollah.D [MS OneCare]
W32/new-malware!Maximus [F-Prot]
TSPY_KOLLAH.F [TREND]

See Also

Kollah

Category

Backdoor:  A secret or undocumented means of getting into a computer system, or software that uses such a means to penetrate a system. Some software has a backdoor placed by the programmer to allow them to gain access to troubleshoot or change the program. Software that is classified as a "backdoor" is designed to exploit a vulnerability in a system, and open it to future access by an attacker.

Trojan:  Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.



Reasons For Retention

Encrypts user files (logs, databases, pictures, compressed files) and demands a ransom to get a decryption program to restore the files.

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