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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 23 February 2005 16:57:28 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/Ranck-CM is a proxy Trojan that allows a remote attacker to route internet traffic through the infected computer while running continuously in the background.
Troj/Ranck-CM sends information to a number of websites, alerting them to the fact that the computer is infected by the Trojan.
Troj/Ranck-CM sets the following registry entry to ensure that it is run automatically at computer logon:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
vadseinst
<path to Trojan>
