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Troj/Zlob-AKQ

Aliases
  • Win32/TrojanDownloader.Zlob.BWW
  • Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.mpa
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 8 May 2008 03:14:00 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Zlob-AKQ is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

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

When Troj/Zlob-AKQ is installed it creates the file <Current Folder>\scm.exe.
(Also detected as Troj/Zlob-AKQ)

The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Zlob-AKQ on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\explorer\run
some
<pathname of the Trojan executable>

Troj/Zlob-_ changes settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer by modifying values under:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\

Registry entries are created under:

HKCU\Software\NetProject

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