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Troj/Dloadr-BQG

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 17 August 2008 13:46:54 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Dloadr-BQG is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run Troj/Dloadr-BQG copies itself to <Windows>\winlogon.exe and creates the file <System>\mswinsck.ocx.

The following registry entry is changed to run Troj/Dloadr-BQG on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
Explorer.exe <Windows>\winlogon.exe

The following registry entry is set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
<Windows>\winlogon.exe
<Windows>\winlogon.exe

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