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Troj/Perda-B

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.Agent.jo
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 18 May 2005 02:04:21 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Perda-B is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Perda-B then recreates the following registry entry in order to run itself each time a user logs on:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Norton Antivirus 7.0a
<Path to Trojan>

Troj/Perda-B may also store information related to the Trojans operation under the following registry entry:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Norton Antivirus 7.0a

Troj/Perda-B will also attempt to disable Windows XP's firewall.

Troj/Perda-B serves as a proxy, allowing remote users the ability to route HTTP traffic through the infected computer. The Trojan may also accept commands from remote users.

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