Is this trojan adaware-created?

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Does anyone know anything about win32.trojan-psw.lineage please?

Adaware just 'caught' it after a new definitions update and I tried to
figure out what it was from a google search. All it revealed was about
429 references to it, almost all coming from adaware. None of the ones
which didnt come from adaware explained what it was though one did
refer to something called keygen and said it was a false positive. All
the rest seemed to point to some other site which ultimately pointed
to some adaware definitions update

Is this something created by Adaware to show that it is doing its job
and make users feel better or is it a genuine trojan?
 
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| Does anyone know anything about win32.trojan-psw.lineage please?

| Adaware just 'caught' it after a new definitions update and I tried to
| figure out what it was from a google search. All it revealed was about
| 429 references to it, almost all coming from adaware. None of the ones
| which didnt come from adaware explained what it was though one did
| refer to something called keygen and said it was a false positive. All
| the rest seemed to point to some other site which ultimately pointed
| to some adaware definitions update

| Is this something created by Adaware to show that it is doing its job
| and make users feel better or is it a genuine trojan?

No, the Lineage pasword stealing trojan is REAL !

Now if you want to determine if this is a False Positive, extract the file from quarantine
and upload it to Virus Total.

Otherwise, make sure your PC is clean.

Then change all your passwords that you use through that PC including those at banks, etc.

Then get your credit reports.
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I didnt quarantine it in adaware, I deleted it but I do trust you when
you say it is a positive positive as opposed to being a false positive
(though I do have Webroot Spy Sweeper which catches all of these types
of things, especially quite old ones like this one seems to be)

Does it create some sort of machine to report any password I type to
some place the FBI can identify? If so I am sure they would like to
know about it as it would tend to give away its originator every time
it reports home?
 
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