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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | April 2005 (3.92) |
| Protection available since | 2 March 2005 13:43:10 (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\
Daily Weather Forecast
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
Troj/Dloader-IP is a downloader Trojan.
Troj/Dloader-IP copies itself to the file WEATHER.EXE in the Daily Weather Forecast subfolder of the Windows program files folder. Troj/Dloader-IP then sets an entry in the registry at the following location so as to run the copy of itself on system startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Daily Weather Forecast
Troj/Dloader-IP attempts to download and execute a file from http://auto.daily-weather.com.
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