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Troj/DwnLdr-HMY

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.VB.hyg
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 10 January 2009 18:16:25 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/DwnLdr-HMY is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/DwnLdr-HMY includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/DwnLdr-HMY copies itself to the Windows system folder

The following registry entries are created to run Troj/DwnLdr-HMY on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
prunnet
<System>\<original Trojan filename>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
prunnet
<System>\<original Trojan filename>

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\prunnet

Troj/DwnLdr-HMY provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Advertisement Service".

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