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Troj/Bifrose-ZB

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 3 November 2009 15:12:23 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Bifrose-ZB is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run, Troj/Bifrose-ZB copies itself to the following location:
<System>\regscr32.exe

The following registry entries are created to start Troj/Bifrose-ZB automatically when Windows starts:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Server Registry
<System>\regscr32.exe

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Server Registry
<System>\regscr32.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9B71D88C-C598-4935-C5D1-43AA4DB90836}
stubpath
<System>\regscr32.exe s

Troj/Bifrose-ZB attempts to connect to external websites, and may cause Internet Explorer to crash. If BOPS is enabled, Buffer Overflow warnings will be triggered.

Members of the Bifrose family typically create a backdoor on an infected computer, allowing an attacker to connect to the computer from the Internet.

Troj/Bifrose-ZB has been seen sent out within an RTF document file (eg support-form.doc) in a spam campaign with subject lines similar to the following:
Subject: Nonrefundable loan approved for your company!

These emails claim to be part of an Australian government program for business development.

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