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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | May 2008 (4.29) |
| Protection available since | 2 April 2008 18:20:52 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/Agent-GVB is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When Troj/Agent-GVB is installed the following files are created:
<Current Folder>\sbmdl.dll
<Current Folder>\sbsm.exe
both are detected as Troj/Agent-GVB.
The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Agent-GVB on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer\run
start
<pathname of the Trojan executable>
The file sbmdl.dll is registered as a COM object and Browser Helper Object (BHO) for Microsoft Internet Explorer, creating registry entries under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{7C109800-A5D5-438F-9640-18D17E168B88}
HKCR\CLSID\{7C109800-A5D5-438F-9640-18D17E168B88}
Troj/Agent-GVB changes search settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer by modifying values under:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{DAED9266-8C28-4C1C-8B58-5C66EFF1D302}
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E}
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IE Anti-Spyware
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E}
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http://www.iefixgate.com/redirect.php
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{9034A523-D068-4BE8-A284-9DF278BE776E}
CLSID
{1FBA04EE-3024-11d2-8F1F-0000F87ABD16}
