Troj/Legmir-E

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Change any passwords that may have become compromised.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. 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 entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Services
= C:\<Windows>\SERVICES.EXE

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\Services
= C:\<Windows>\SERVICES.EXE

and delete them if they exist.

Close the registry editor.

Troj/Legmir-E is a Trojan which attempts to log keystrokes (e.g. passwords) and send this information to an external email address via SMTP.

The Trojan copies itself to the Windows folder as SERVICES.EXE and to the Windows system folder as WINSOCKS.DLL and adds the following entries to the registry to run itself on system restart:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Services
= C:\<Windows>\SERVICES.EXE

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\Services
= C:\<Windows>\SERVICES.EXE

Troj/Legmir-E terminates processes called:
EGHOST.EXE
MAILMON.EXE
KAVPFW.EXE
RAVTIMER.EXE
RAVMON.EXE
CCENTER.EXE

The Trojan also attempts to shutdown the ZoneAlarm.