Troj/QQRob-N

Aliases	Trojan-PSW.Win32.QQRob.t
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/QQRob-N is a backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/QQRob-N includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with
a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/QQRob-N moves itself to <System>\CiKewl.exe and creates the
file <Windows>\Deleteme.bat.

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

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NTdhcp
<System>\CiKewl.exe

Troj/QQRob-N may also attempt to disable various Anti-Virus and security related applications.

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