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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | April 2007 (4.16) |
| Protection available since | 25 February 2007 15:51:29 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/PurScan-BE is a dropper Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/PurScan-BE includes functionality to download, install and run new software.
When Troj/PurScan-BE is installed the following hidden files are created :
<User>\Local Settings\Temp\mshtml.exe
<Common Files>\Yazzle1275OinAdmin.exe
<Common Files>\Yazzle1275OinUninstaller.exe
The file mshtml.exe is detected as a component of ClickSpring adware application.
The file Yazzle1275OinUninstaller.exe is a downloader for a ClickSpring adware uninstaller. Upon execution it attempts to download and run the file <Temp>\OiUninstaller.exe
The file Yazzle1275OinAdmin.exe is also detected as Troj/PurScan-BE.
Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Outerinfo
Troj/PurScan-BE provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Outerinfo".
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