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Troj/SecondT-AA

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.SecondThought.aa
  • BackDoor-BDI
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 13 December 2004 10:10:03 (GMT)
Last updated 17 March 2005 04:12:30 (GMT)
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Action

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Change any data that may have become compromised.

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\
wovax
"C:\\WINDOWS\\wovax.exe"

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/SecondT-AA is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan may register itself as a service process in order to run even when one user logs off and another logs on. Troj/SecondT-AA will attempt to download a configuration file from one of four websites. Depending on the contents of the configuration file the Trojan may do any of the following things:

Download files
Execute files
Kill running processes
Remove/Copy/Move files
Remove/Create folders
Report system information
Set/Create registry entries

The Trojan will repeatedly attempt to contact one of the following sites in order to get the configuration file.

www.danetport.com
www.infport.com
www.srfgate.com
www.webnetinfo.net Troj/SecondT-AA is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan may register itself as a service process in order to run even when one user logs off and another logs on. Troj/SecondT-AA will attempt to download a configuration file from one of four websites. Depending on the contents of the configuration file the Trojan may do any of the following things:

Download files
Execute files
Kill running processes
Remove/Copy/Move files
Remove/Create folders
Report system information
Set/Create registry entries

The Trojan will repeatedly attempt to contact one of the following sites in order to get the configuration file.

www.danetport.com
www.infport.com
www.srfgate.com
www.webnetinfo.net

The Trojan will attempt to create the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
wovax
"C:\\WINDOWS\\wovax.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wovax\exlr = <random value>

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