Sophos

Troj/Perda-C

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 15 June 2005 13:17:34 (GMT)
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Action

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
ibin
<pathname of the Trojan executable>

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Perda-C is a proxy Trojan.

Troj/Perda-C serves as a proxy, allowing remote users the ability to route internet traffic through the infected computer.

Troj/Perda-C may attempt to interfere with the Windows XP Firewall.

The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Perda-C on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ibin
<pathname of the Trojan executable>

The Trojan also creates the following registry entry:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ibin

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