Troj/Ranck-AT

Aliases	TrojanProxy.Win32.Ranky.ax
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
Protection available since	5 November 2004 13:45:45 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/Ranck-AT is a proxy Trojan that allows a remote intruder to route HTTP traffic through the computer.

Troj/Ranck-AT sets an entry in the registry at the following location so as to run itself on windows login:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
vDSAGGQEvbA ASDAS dqdw = <Path to Self>

Troj/Ranck-AT sends information from the infected computer to a number of websites.

Troj/Ranck-AT runs continuously in the background listening on a port.

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