Sophos

Troj/Renos-AH

Aliases
  • not-virus:Hoax.Win32.Renos.lx
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 16 October 2007 12:31:43 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
  • Small business solutions 4.0

Action

More Information

Troj/Renos-AH is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When Troj/Renos-AH is installed it creates the file <System>\sttwrd.dll.

The file sttwrd.dll is detected as Troj/Renos-AG.

The file sttwrd.dll is registered as a COM object, creating registry entries under:

HKCR\CLSID\{f0c5ef8b-f4bb-4612-9ea8-361fff3da3d5}

The following registry entry is created to run code exported by sttwrd.dll on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler
{f0c5ef8b-f4bb-4612-9ea8-361fff3da3d5}
designers

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Safety Alert

Troj/Renos-AH provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Windows Safety Alert".

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