Troj/FakeAle-AW is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When first run Troj/FakeAle-AW copies itself to <System>\sbwltbxa.exe and creates the file <System>\winfrun32.bin. The file winfrun32.bin is not malicious and may be deleted.
The Trojan may also drop corrupt files with the names of real adware components.
The following registry entries are changed to run sbwltbxa.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
,<System>\sbwltbxa.exe,
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
<System>\userinit.exe,<System>\sbwltbxa.exe,
The following registry entries are set, disabling system software:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
DisableTaskMgr
1