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Troj/LegMir-AH

Aliases
  • Trojan-PSW.Win32.Lineage.ep
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 16 June 2005 05:37:41 (GMT)
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Action

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
ibm
<System>\ibm.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/LegMir-AH is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/LegMir-AH is installed the following files are created:

<System>\ibm.dll
<System>\ibm.exe

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

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ibm
<System>\ibm.exe

Troj/LegMir-AH will monitor internet activity and may record information. This information may then be sent to a predefined website.

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