Troj/Shine-B

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Trojan
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Shine-B is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Shine-B changes the proxy settings of Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera such that the browser attempts to use a proxy server with no name, thus resulting in the browser being unable to browse the web. The Trojan also closes Explorer windows and reduces system performance. Troj/Shine-B is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Shine-B changes the proxy settings of Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera such that the browser attempts to use a proxy server with no name, thus resulting in the browser being unable to browse the web. The Trojan also closes Explorer windows and reduces system performance.

Troj/Shine-B deletes the following registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
ProxyOverride

The Trojan will also attempt to set the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
ProxyEnable =
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
ProxyServer =
":"

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