Troj/Winflux-C

Aliases	Trojan-Spy.Win32.Flux.o
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since	16 August 2005 20:13:03 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

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Troj/Winflux-C is a backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Winflux-C gives a remote intruder control of the infected computer.

When first run Troj/Winflux-C copies itself to <System>\loadfax.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run loadfax.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUNONCE
*loadfax
<System>\loadfax.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
*loadfax
<System>\loadfax.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
loadfax
<System>\loadfax.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
loadfax
<System>\loadfax.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\(10B3BB21-1D4E-8B4D-5A5B-4A670C3D225C)
StubPath
<System>\loadfax.exe 2

Troj/Winflux-C may inject its code into a running process in order to hide from the user.

Troj/Winflux-C has been seen dropped by Troj/Fakezo-A.

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