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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | August 2008 (4.32) |
| Protection available since | 30 June 2008 00:55:44 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/FakeAle-CR copies itself to the <Windows> folder using random names.
Troj/FakeAle-CR drops the files
<System>\spywarewarning.mht
<System>\spywarewarning2.mht
These two files can be safely deleted.
Troj/FakeAle-CR changes the Internet Explorer settings to use <System>\spywarewarning.mht as the start page.
Troj/FakeAle-CR creates the service registry value:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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