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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 7 December 2004 09:10:06 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 19 May 2005 12:25:58 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
satmat
= <path to Trojan>
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/BettInet-C is a Trojan downloader related to advertising.
The Trojan attempts to download a file from a preconfigured website to the temporary folder then execute it. At the time of writing this file is also detected as Troj/BettInet-C.
The downloaded file may create another file (detected as Troj/BettInet-A) in the Windows system folder and execute it. Troj/BettInet-C may also start a Windows explorer process and inject it with code to delete the downloaded file after execution.
The Trojan creates the following registry entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
satmat
= <path to Trojan>
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