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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 13 December 2004 10:10:03 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 17 March 2005 04:12:30 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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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
Svchost32
"<Windows system folder>\msgrsv32.exe"
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
Troj/Ranck-BH is an HTTP proxy Trojan.
Troj/Ranck-BH allows a remote intruder to route HTTP traffic through the computer.
When first run Troj/Ranck-BH copies itself to the Windows system folder with the name msgrsv32.exe and creates the following registry entry in order to run itself when a user logs on:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Svchost32
"<Windows system folder>\msgrsv32.exe"
Troj/Ranck-BH runs in the background listening on a random port. The Trojan registers itself on several websites.
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