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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 28 July 2005 04:50:38 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sp
rundll32 <path to Trojan>,DllInstall
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Ablank-AE is a browser hijacking Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Ablank-AE changes settings for Internet Explorer and intercepts attempts to view the home page, instead showing an HTML file contained in the Trojan. Troj/Ablank-AE is a browser hijacking Trojan for the Windows platform.
When run, Troj/Ablank-AE sets the following registry entry in order to run each time a user logs on:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sp
rundll32 <path to Trojan>,DllInstall
Troj/Ablank-AE changes settings for Internet Explorer and intercepts attempts to view the home page, instead showing an HTML file contained in the Trojan.
The Trojan may modify values in the system registry under the following:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HOMEOldSP
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Page
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Bar
res://<path to Trojan>\se.dll/space.html
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Custom Search URL
1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
PopupMgr
no
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
SearchAssistant
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HOMEOldSP
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Search Bar
res://<path to Trojan>\se.dll/space.html
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
SearchAssistant
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Search Asst
no
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Use Custom Search URL
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows
PopupMgr
no
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