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| How it spreads |
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|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Included in our products from | June 2008 (4.30) |
| Protection available since | 30 April 2008 19:03:05 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/Agent-GXM is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Agent-GXM spreads to other network computers.
Troj/Agent-GXM includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run Troj/Agent-GXM copies itself to:
<Windows>\regsvr.exe
<System>\regsvr.exe
<System>\svchost .exe
and creates the following files:
<System>\setting.ini
<System>\setup.ini
The following registry entry is created to run regsvr.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Msn Messsenger
<System>\regsvr.exe
The following registry entry is changed to run regsvr.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
Explorer.exe regsvr.exe
The following registry entry is set, disabling system software:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NofolderOptions
0
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
0
