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Troj/VBDown-H

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.VB.gmp
  • Generic.dx
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 6 November 2008 22:53:26 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/VBDown-H is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/VBDown-H includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/VBDown-H copies itself to the Windows system folder

The following registry entries are created to run Troj/VBDown-H on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
prunnet
<System>\<original Trojan filename>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
prunnet
<System>\<original Trojan filename>

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\prunnet

Troj/VBDown-H provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Advertisement Service".

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