Threat Database Trojans TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A

TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A

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Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 90 % (High)
Infected Computers: 11
First Seen: July 25, 2013
Last Seen: November 6, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A is a Trojan that makes changes to the New Technology File System (NTFS) boot sector of the hard drive to run other malware infections. TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A also installs a component, found as Trojan:Win32/Rovnix.A, to reboot the PC so the changed NTFS boot sector will be run. When executed, TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A writes a malevolent code to particular disk sectors of the local hard drive. TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.A also makes changes to the NTFS boot sector to run the written code. On 32-bit Windows PCs, the malevolent code is identified as VirTool:WinNT/Rovnix.A while on 64-bit PCs the code is recognized as VirTool:Win64/Rovnix.A.

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