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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 31 July 2008 20:05:01 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 11 September 2008 20:45:52 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Alpha-H is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When Troj/Alpha-H is installed the following files are created:
<Windows>\inform.dat
<System>\ritz8.dll
<System>\xd.txt
The following registry entry is created to run ritz8.dll on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9988775D-4368-4857-871A-D01D66CA3A71}
StubPath
rundll32 ritz8.dll,InitO
The file ritz8.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\{930247B4-16BE-48d2-87DD-86D7FB314639}
HKCR\CLSID\{930247B4-16BE-48d2-87DD-86D7FB314639}
The following registry entries are set, disabling system software:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1
The following registry entry is set:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Enable Browser Extensions
yes
Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\MRSoft

