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Published Jan 03, 2007 | Updated Apr 16, 2011

WinNT/Haxdoor

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win32/Haxdoor (CA) Haxdoor.Fam (Sunbelt Software)

Summary

WinNT/Haxdoor is a family of kernel-mode trojan components affiliated with Win32/Haxdoor. The Win32/Haxdoor family of trojans are rootkit-capable backdoor trojans which gather and send private user data to remote attackers. Collected data might include user names and passwords, credit card numbers, bank logon credentials, or other sensitive financial information. Files and processes related to a Win32/Haxdoor infection may be hidden by a kernel-mode rootkit component, detected by Microsoft as WinNT/Haxdoor. Win32/Haxdoor can also disable security-related software and redirect the infected user’s URL connection requests. Depending on the version of the operation system infected, Win32/Haxdoor may perform other malicious actions, such as clearing CMOS settings, destroying disk data, and shutting down Windows unexpectedly.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Safety Scanner, or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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