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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Windows NT/2000/XP
In Windows NT/2000/XP you will also need to edit the following registry entries. The removal of these entries 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\vbwinsok.exe
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:
HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
vbwinsok.exe
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor and reboot your computer.
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Troj/Death-25J is a backdoor Trojan which is dropped by Troj/Apher-A.
When the Trojan server program runs on a computer that computer is exposed to unauthorised access attacks from an intruder running the Trojan client program.
When run Troj/Death-25J will copy itself to C:\windows\system\vbwinsok.exe and set the following registry keys to point to this file:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vbwinsok.exe HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\vbwinsok.exe
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