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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 22 December 2005 14:54:59 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/DNSChan-K is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/DNSChan-K includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When installed Troj/DNSChan-K moves itself to the <System>\hgqhp.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run hgqhp.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
hgqhp.exe
<System>\hgqhp.exe
Troj/DNSChan-K inserts itself into the MS Internet Explorer process space.
Troj/DNSChan-K also attempts to modify DNS settings on the computer.

