Sophos

Troj/StartP-BG

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.dlu
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 10 June 2008 19:11:06 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/StartP-BG is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

When first run Troj/StartP-BG copies itself to <Windows>\rundll32.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run rundll32.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Mr
<Windows>\rundll32.exe

Troj/StartP-BG changes settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer by modifying values under:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page

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