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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 1 June 2005 14:18:33 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Sophos beta program
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
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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
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"<Windows system folder>\winnook.exe"
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Spyre-C is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
The Trojan displays advertisements and fake security warnings in an effort to promote traffic to a specific website. Troj/Spyre-C is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
The Trojan displays advertisements and fake security warnings in an effort to promote traffic to a specific website.
Troj/Spyre-C may create registry entries under HKLM\Software\AntivirusGold.
Troj/Spyre-C copies itself to the Windows system folder as winnook.exe and sets the following registry entry in order to run each time a user logs on:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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"<Windows system folder>\winnook.exe"
The Trojan drops a file named desktop.html to the Windows folder which contains the fake security alerts and prompts to visit the remote website. The following text appears in the message:
WARNING! YOU'RE IN DANGER! ALL YOU DO WITH COMPUTER IS STORED FOREVER IN YOUR HARD DISK. WHEN YOU VISIT SITES, SEND EMAILS... ALL YOUR ACTIONS ARE LOGGED. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM WITH STANDARD TOOLS. YOUR DATA IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FORENSICS. AND IN SOME CASES FOR YOUR BOSS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN.
Troj/Spyre-C may also download and execute files from a remote site.
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