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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 5 August 2005 18:13:26 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 14 December 2005 22:51:37 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/StartPa-HC changes browser settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
When first run Troj/StartPa-HC copies itself to:
<Windows system folder>\gedit.exe
<Windows system folder>\msscript.exe
<Windows system folder>\systemr.exe
The following registry entries are created to run "gedit.exe" and "msscript.exe" on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
systemr
"<Windows system folder>\gedit.exe"
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
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"<Windows system folder>\msscript.exe"
Troj/StartPa-HC periodically changes the Start Page for Microsoft Internet Explorer to the following value:
about:blank
The Trojan also registers a button on the Microsoft Internet Explorer Toolbar, which, when clicked redirects to a remote website.
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