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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 18 July 2005 08:22:35 (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\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/KillFil-Q is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When run the Trojan attempts to copy itself to the Windows folder as winlgz2.exe, winrestore.exe and vcpyz.exe before creating the following registry entries so as to auto-start:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winrestore1
<Windows>\winrestore.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
winlgz2
<Windows>\winlgz2.exe
Troj/KillFil-Q will then search for files and processes deleting and terminating them.
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