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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | February 2005 (3.90) |
| Protection available since | 7 January 2005 13:26:41 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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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
TaskReg
<path to file>
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Cblade-G is a backdoor Trojan that allows an attacker unauthorised remote access to an infected machine via IRC channels.
When run Troj/Cblade-G creates the following registry entry so as to run itself on computer logon:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
TaskReg
<path to file>
Once installed the Trojan attempts to setup an HTTP proxy server and setup an FTP server when instructed to do so by a remote attacker.
