Troj/Agent-BIW

Aliases	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.ako
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
Protection available since	2 May 2006 04:30:25 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/Agent-BIW is a backdoor Trojan which allows a remote intruder to gain
access and control over the computer.

When Troj/Agent-BIW is installed it creates the file <System>\dcom_16.dll.

The following registry entries are created to run code exported by the Trojan
libraries on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
SharedTaskScheduler
(2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB8C34)
DCOM Server

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
DCOM Server
(2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB8C34)

The file dcom_16.dll is registered as a COM object, creating registry entries
under:

HKCR\CLSID\(2C1CD3D7-86AC-4068-93BC-A02304BB8C34)

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