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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
|---|---|
| Protection available since | 30 September 2005 09:16:22 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/QHosts-J is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/QHosts-J includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When Troj/QHosts-J is run, it may attempt to contact a remote server to obtain a file called ip.txt. That information may be used to create the following files:
<Windows folder>\hosts
<Windows system folder>\hosts
Troj/QHosts-J may also modify the HOSTS file in <Windows system folder>\drivers\etc.
The file ip.txt may contain one or more IP addresses to redirect users trying the following URLs:
auto.search.msn.de
gogl.com
gogle.at
gogle.ch
gogle.de
gogle.nl
gogle.se
googl.at
googl.ch
googl.de
googl.nl
googl.se
google.at
google.ch
google.com
google.de
google.nl
google.se
gooogl.com
gooogle.at
gooogle.ch
gooogle.de
gooogle.nl
gooogle.se
ww.googl.at
ww.googl.ch
ww.googl.de
ww.googl.nl
ww.googl.se
ww.google.at
ww.google.ch
ww.google.de
ww.google.nl
ww.google.se
www.gogl.com
www.gogle.at
www.gogle.ch
www.gogle.de
www.gogle.nl
www.gogle.se
www.googl.at
www.googl.ch
www.googl.com
www.googl.de
www.googl.nl
www.googl.se
www.google.at
www.google.ch
www.google.com
www.google.de
www.google.nl
www.google.se
www.gooogle.at
www.gooogle.ch
www.gooogle.com
www.gooogle.de
www.gooogle.nl
www.gooogle.se
wwwgoogle.at
wwwgoogle.ch
wwwgoogle.com
wwwgoogle.de
wwwgoogle.nl
wwwgoogle.se
