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Overview

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Aliases

• Hacktool/Rootkit.L (Panda)

• Troj/Rootkit-W (Sophos)

• TROJ_ROOTKIT.E (Trend)

• Trojan.Cachecachekit (Symantec)

• Trojan.Win32.Rootkit.l (Kaspersky)

• Win32.Efewe.E (CA)

Characteristics

This detection covers a device driver that often uses the name rdriv.sys .  The purpose of this trojan is to hide processes and files and is known to be distributed with various W32/Sdbot.worm variants.

Symptoms

Presense of a file named rdriv.sys in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory.

Method of Infection

This trojan may be distributed with W32/Sdbot.worm variants and other malware.

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Variants

Variants

N/A

All Information

Overview -

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Aliases

• Hacktool/Rootkit.L (Panda)

• Troj/Rootkit-W (Sophos)

• TROJ_ROOTKIT.E (Trend)

• Trojan.Cachecachekit (Symantec)

• Trojan.Win32.Rootkit.l (Kaspersky)

• Win32.Efewe.E (CA)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This detection covers a device driver that often uses the name rdriv.sys .  The purpose of this trojan is to hide processes and files and is known to be distributed with various W32/Sdbot.worm variants.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Presense of a file named rdriv.sys in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

This trojan may be distributed with W32/Sdbot.worm variants and other malware.

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Variants

Variants -

N/A