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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 20 October 2005 00:43:24 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Bckdr-AWQ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Bckdr-AWQ includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
Troj/Bckdr-AWQ injects code into a running process of Internet Explorer. This may enable the Trojan to circumvent some security measures.
When first run Troj/Bckdr-AWQ copies itself to <Windows>\windowo.exe.
The file windowo.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "Security Accounts Center", with a display name of "Security Accounts Center" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Security Accounts Center\
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