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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 12 November 2005 16:55:49 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Virtumod-K is a Trojan which will download, install and run new software without notification that it is doing so.
Troj/Virtumod-K attempts to download configuration files from a remote website and to display pop-ups periodically. It may also upload statistics related to users' web browsing habits to the server.
The Troj/Virtumod-K DLL is registered as a COM object and Browser Helper Object (BHO) for Microsoft Internet Explorer, creating registry entries under:
HKCR\CLSID\(827DC836-DD9F-4A68-A602-5812EB50A834)
HKCR\MSEvents.MSEvents\
HKCR\MSEvents.MSEvents.1\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\(827DC836-DD9F-4A68-A602-5812EB50A834)
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