Parent class: TrojWare
Trojans are malicious programs that perform actions which are not authorized by the user: they delete, block, modify or copy data, and they disrupt the performance of computers or computer networks. Unlike viruses and worms, the threats that fall into this category are unable to make copies of themselves or self-replicate. Trojans are classified according to the type of action they perform on an infected computer.Class: Trojan
A malicious program designed to electronically spy on the user’s activities (intercept keyboard input, take screenshots, capture a list of active applications, etc.). The collected information is sent to the cybercriminal by various means, including email, FTP, and HTTP (by sending data in a request).Read more
Platform: MSWord
Microsoft Word (MS Word) is a popular word processor and part of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word files have a .doc or .docx extension.Description
Technical Details
This Trojan uses remote template vulnerability of MS Word 97. The URL is sent to some IRC channels that contain a HTML file that automatically loads and opens an MS Word document that contains reference to another MS Word template-containing Trojan macro. MS Word opens this template without any warnings.
This Trojan macro steals information from the system registry. It extracts the registered name and company of a Windows user, information about AOL users registered on this computer, and also account information of the Internet Account Manager. The collected information the Trojan sends to a site on the Internet.
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