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Troj/Bckdr-QMT

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 31 March 2008 20:22:32 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

Troj/Bckdr-QMT includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/Bckdr-QMT copies itself to <User>\Application Data\<random>\<random>.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run <random>.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run
<random>
<User>\Application Data\<random>\<random>.exe

Registry entries are created under:

HKCU\Software\Uninstall

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