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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | August 2005 (3.96) |
| Protection available since | 15 October 2004 07:56:33 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 28 June 2005 10:54:20 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TempCom
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
W32/Traxg-B is a worm that attempts to spread using Microsoft Outlook.
W32/Traxg-B may create the file C:\folder.htt. This file may be deleted. W32/Traxg-B is a worm that attempts to spread using Microsoft Outlook.
W32/Traxg-B copies itself to several locations using randomly generated filenames and creates the following registry entry in order to run on Windows startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TempCom
W32/Traxg-B may set the following registry entries in order to modify the behaviour of Windows Explorer:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
Hidden = 0
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
HideFileExt = 1
W32/Traxg-B may create the file c:\folder.htt. This file may be deleted.
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