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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 22 March 2005 05:34:58 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
Change any data that may have become compromised.
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
Shell
%WINDOWS%\svchost.exe
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
Troj/Goldspy-B is an information stealing Trojan for the Windows platform.
When first run, Troj/Goldspy-B copies itself to the Windows folder with the filename svchost.exe. In order to run when a user logs on, Troj/Goldspy-B creates the following registry entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Shell
%WINDOWS%\svchost.exe
The Trojan attempts to steal information from E-Gold accounts and from Internet Explorer sessions with E-Gold URLs.
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