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Troj/Ablank-P

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.StartPage.uz
  • Trojan.Startpage-227
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 8 April 2005 13:01:47 (GMT)
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Action

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 DLL>,DllInstall"

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Ablank-P is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Ablank-P is a DLL file that may be dropped by members of the Troj/Ablank family of Trojans. Troj/Ablank-P may display pop-up advertisements. Troj/Ablank-P is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Ablank-P is a DLL file that may be dropped by members of the Troj/Ablank family of Trojans. Troj/Ablank-P may display popup advertisements.

When first run, Troj/Ablank-P will set the following registry entry in order to run automatically each time a user logs in:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
sp
"rundll32 <path to Trojan DLL>,DllInstall"

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