Troj/StartP-BEM

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:11 May 2007 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:11 May 2007 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/StartP-BEM is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/StartP-BEM is likely to be installed on computers infected with W32/Sdbot-DEE as part of its download payload.

Once run, Troj/StartP-BEM modifies the default homepage for Internet Explorer by setting the following Registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
http://(blocked).hotinfolink.com

At the time of writing this site was not hosting malicious content. It is likely that Troj/StartP-BEM is being used to increase traffic to that site (therefore generating advertising revenue).

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