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Troj/BDoor-AJK

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 5 February 2008 05:40:24 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

When first run Troj/BDoor-AJK copies itself to <System>\vrex.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run vrex.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
vrex
<System>\vrex.exe

The file vrex.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "br3goeae", with a display name of "Print Spooler Service" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\br3goeae

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