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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | February 2006 (4.02) |
| Protection available since | 22 November 2005 22:16:00 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 2 December 2005 14:04:23 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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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
Registry Startup Check
"<Windows system folder>\checkreg.exe"
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
Troj/Danmec-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
The Trojan opens a port and offers remote attackers the ability to route HTTP traffic through the infected computer. The Trojan may also download and install additional files. Troj/Danmec-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When run, Troj/Danmec-A creates the following files:
<Windows system folder>\checkreg.exe
<Windows system folder>\iisload.dll
<Windows system folder>\s32l.txt
<Windows system folder>\ws386l.ini
<Windows system folder>\wsl22764.dll
The files checkreg.exe, iisload.dll and wsl22764.dll are also detected by Sophos's anti-virus products as Troj/Danmec-A. The files s32l.txt and ws386l.ini are harmless data files and may be deleted.
The following registry entry is created in order to run checkreg.exe each time a user logs on:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Registry Startup Check
"<Windows system folder>\checkreg.exe"
The Trojan opens a port and offers remote attackers the ability to route HTTP traffic through the infected computer. The Trojan may also download and install additional files.
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