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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 20 April 2005 21:21:09 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 8 May 2005 20:52:58 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Anti-Virus Update Scheduler V1.39.12R
<full path of Trojan>
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Fireby-A is a proxy Trojan.
Troj/Fireby-A sets the following registry entry so as to run itself on system startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Anti-Virus Update Scheduler V1.39.12R
<full path of Trojan>
Troj/Fireby-A sets the following registry entries to try to bypass the Windows firewall:
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\
<full path of Trojan>
<full path of Trojan>:*:Enabled:Server
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\
<full path of Trojan>
<full path of Trojan>:*:Enabled:Server
Troj/Fireby-A contacts the address 209.25.161.216 and then acts as a proxy server on a random port.
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