Troj/Vixup-BZ

Aliases	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Tibs.ir Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.AWA Trojan.Galapoper.A TROJ_TIBS.OS
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	February 2007 (4.14)
Protection available since	21 November 2006 16:57:38 (GMT)
Last updated	12 December 2006 13:41:57 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Vixup-BZ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Vixup-BZ includes functionality to download and run further executable code. Troj/Vixup-BZ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Vixup-BZ includes functionality to download and run further executable code.

When first run Troj/Vixup-BZ copies itself to <System>\kernels8.exe and may download a file to <System>\dlh9jkdq8.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run kernels8.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
System
<System>\kernels8.exe

The following registry entry is set, disabling the Windows task manager (taskmgr):

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
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