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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 15 November 2005 21:55:14 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 24 April 2007 08:30:39 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
You should also check your Internet Explorer settings using Tools|Internet options|General for any modifications made by the Trojan.
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Troj/StartPa-HZ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
The Troj/StartPa-HZ DLL is registered as a COM object and Browser Helper Object (BHO) for Microsoft Internet Explorer, creating registry entries under:
HKCR\CLSID\(7288C0BD-7F2F-4229-A0C4-3C90A6E2A881)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\(7288c0bd-7f2f-4229-a0c4-3c90a6e2a881)
The Trojan uses the BHO name "HomepageBHO".
The Trojan modifies the behavior of Internet Explorer by changing the start and home page properties. Registry entries may be modified under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
StartPage
The Trojan has the ability to download further content and may post browsing details to a remote site.
