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The Internet threat alert status is currently raised. At present, a malicious mass mailing or malware sample with previously unknown functionality has been detected. Internet threat level: 2

not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.RAS.a

Detected Aug 06 2007 12:11 GMT
Released Aug 06 2007 12:11 GMT
Published Mar 02 2006 09:29 GMT

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PSWTool

Programs classified as PSWTool can be used to view or restore forgotten (often hidden) passwords. They can also be used with malicious intent, even though the programs themselves have no malicious payload.

If a user has installed such a program on his/her computer, or if it was installed by a system administrator, then it does not pose any threat.


Other versions

Aliases

not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.RAS.a (Kaspersky Lab) is also known as:

  • Trojan: Generic.dx (McAfee)
  • App: PWCrack-RockXp (McAfee)
  • Application/PassRock (Panda)
  • W32/HackToolX.JS (FPROT)
  • W32/HackTool.KI (FPROT)
  • W32/HackTool.ANQ (FPROT)
  • W32/FindKey.A (FPROT)
  • Tool.PassView.151 (DrWeb)
  • Tool.PassView.221 (DrWeb)
  • Tool.PassView.150 (DrWeb)
  • Spyware.Pws.A (BitDef7)
  • Backdoor.Generic.259812 (BitDef7)
  • Backdoor.Agent.TOSV (VirusBuster)
  • not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.RAS.a (Ikarus)
  • not-a-Virus.Hacktool.OfficeKey (Ikarus)
  • SPR/PSW.RAS.A.8 (AVIRA)
  • SPR/PSW.RAS.A.7 (AVIRA)
  • RAS.exe <<< SPR/PSW.RAS.A.5 (AVIRA)
  • SPR/PSW.RAS.A.5 (AVIRA)
  • SPR/PSW.RAS.A.3 (AVIRA)
  • Hacktool (NAV)
  • Suspicious_Gen2.ADYRJ (Norman)
  • PWCrack.A (Norman)
  • Suspicious_Gen2.AGNDH (Norman)
  • W32/PWCrack.A (Norman)
  • Generic.dx (NAI)
  • 2, (FSecure)
  • not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.RAS.a (FSecure)
  • 605) (FSecure)
  • (6, (FSecure)
  • PE_Generic (TrendMicro)
  • CrackingApps_RockXP (TrendMicro)
  • CRCK_WINXP.D (TrendMicro)
  • CRCK_ROCKXP (TrendMicro)
  • HKTL_XPKEY (TrendMicro)
  • PSWTool.Win32.RAS.GeN (Sunbelt)
  • RockXP (Sunbelt)
  • Backdoor.Agent.TOSV (VirusBusterBeta)