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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | June 2005 (3.94) |
| Protection available since | 8 April 2005 08:23:55 (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
loader32
<Path to Self>
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Domcom-D is a downloading Trojan.
The Trojan downloads configuration data from a predetermined website to a file TASK32.DAT in the Windows folder. The Trojan then downloads and runs further malware from addresses contained in this data.
Troj/Domcom-D drops a component of itself in the Windows folder as LOADER_EXE.DLL and creates the following registry in order to run itself on system startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
loader32
<Path to Self>
Troj/Domcom-D may also set keys under the following registry entries:
HKCU\Software\Down\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WindowsUpdate
loader32
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
PendingFileRenameOperation
