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Troj/MarktMan-C

Aliases
  • AdClicker-DN
  • trojan
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 27 December 2005 14:54:39 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/MarktMan-C is a downloader Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run Troj/MarktMan-C copies itself to <Windows>\lsass.exe.

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

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Local Authority Service
<Windows>\lsass.exe

Troj/MarktMan-C may attempt to modify Internet Explorer's Start Page by setting the following registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
<URL>

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