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Published Mar 05, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Backdoor:WinNT/Syzor.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Rootkit.Agent.AITB (BitDefender) Win32/Vundo.CBG (CA) Rootkit.Win32.Agent.csr (Kaspersky) Rootkit/Keylogger.EV (Panda) Backdoor.Syzoor (Symantec)

Summary

Backdoor:WinNT/Syzor.A is a backdoor trojan that may be dropped by other malware. It may collect system information and log keystrokes, and hooks certain functions to hinder its detection and removal.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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