Troj/Agent-ETC

Aliases	Trojan.Win32.Agent.xz Generic AdClicker.c destructive program named W32/Trojan.MXN Win32/StartPage.NGK
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	March 2007 (4.15)
Protection available since	2 February 2007 20:51:35 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Agent-ETC is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Agent-ETC includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/Agent-ETC copies itself to <System>\mouser.exe.

The following registry entry is changed to run mouser.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
<System>\userinit.exe,<System>\mouser.exe

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