Troj/FakeAle-CW

Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since	2 July 2008 23:31:21 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/FakeAle-CW inserts its filename in the registry entry
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer\run
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