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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 31 August 2005 00:37:28 (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
Secret
\"<System>\Secret.exe\" FormaT
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Delf-LW is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When first run Troj/Delf-LW copies itself to <System>\Secret.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run Secret.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Secret
\"<System>\Secret.exe\" FormaT
When the computer is next rebooted and Troj/Delf-LW is launched on startup, it first disables the Task Manager, and tries to prevent a log-off or shutdown from occuring.
Troj/Delf-LW then proceeds to attempt to delete every file and folder on the entire system, while displaying a progress bar entitled "Updating System Configuration".
Once Troj/Delf-LW has finished deleting files, it displays a message saying "Yedinmi Yarraaa?".
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