Sophos

Troj/Blesh-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from April 2005 (3.92)
Protection available since 2 March 2005 19:18:35 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

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
Bles
<Windows system folder>\bles.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Blesh-A is a downloader Trojan.

Troj/Blesh-A will download a configuration file from a remote website. The Trojan will then attempt to download and run executable files listed in the downloaded configuration data.

When first run, Troj/Blesh-A will copy itself to the Windows system folder as BLES.EXE. In order to run automatically each time a user logs in, Troj/Blesh-A will set the following registry entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Bles
<Windows system folder>\bles.exe

Troj/Blesh-A will created a folder named BLES in the Windows folder.

Troj/Blesh-A will create the following registry branch:

HKCU\Software\Bles

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