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Troj/Agobot-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

Action

Please read the instructions for removing Trojans.

You also need to delete the following registry keys.

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 keys:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

and delete any references to the files you deleted.

Close the registry editor and reboot your computer.

More Information

Troj/Agobot-A is a backdoor Trojan which runs in the background as a system process and allows unauthorised remote access to the computer.

Troj/Agobot-A copies itself to the Windows system folder as SYSLDR32.EXE and adds entries to the registry at

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

to run itself on system restart.

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