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Troj/Juny-A

Aliases
  • Virus.Win32.JuNy.a
  • Trojan.Juny
  • TROJ_JUNY.A
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 4 December 2005 14:48:02 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Juny-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Juny-A encrypts files on the infected computer.

When first run Troj/Juny-A copies itself to <System>\krnlmgr.exe and creates the following file:

<System>\krnlmgr.dll

The Trojan also drops a TXT file onto the Desktop. This text file lists files that have been encrypted.

The following registry entry is created to run krnlmgr.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Kernel Manager
<System>\krnlmgr.exe

Registry entries are created under:

HKCR\EventSystem.EventSystem\PrivateData\

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