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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 5 October 2005 22:24:18 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/Downdel-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Downdel-A includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP. It attempts to download further malware.
When Troj/Downdel-A is installed the following files are created:
<System>\Microsoft\Protect\s-1-5-18\User\svchost\load.exe
<System>\Microsoft\Protect\s-1-5-18\User\svchost\svchost
<System>\Microsoft\Protect\s-1-5-18\User\svchost\update.ini
The following registry entry is created to run load.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IMAPI
<System>\Microsoft\Protect\S-1-5-18\User\svchost\load.exe
