Spyware Detail

Alias

destructive program [F-Prot]
PWS-Yahoo [McAfee]
Trj/AOL.Yah [Panda]
Trojan.AOL.Yah [Kaspersky]

Vendor Description

Designed to be used with a trojan. Upload it and then run it and it'll ask for userID and password, storing them in winsys.dll in the C:\Windows directory as pain text. Download that file and open in Notepad and voila you have the password.

Category

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.

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