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Troj/DwnLdr-BYH

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from July 2006 (4.07)
Protection available since 28 May 2006 13:11:51 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/DwnLdr-BYH is a downloader Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/DwnLdr-BYH includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP. Troj/DwnLdr-BYH is a downloader Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/DwnLdr-BYH includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/DwnLdr-BYH copies itself to <System>\ipf.exe and creates the file <System>\drivers\winut.dat.

The following registry entry is created to run ipf.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IPF
<System>\ipf.exe

The following registry entries are set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
<original path to Trojan executable>
<original path to Trojan executable>:*:Enabled:<original Trojan filename>

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\
<System>\ipf.exe
<System>\ipf.exe:*:Enabled:ipf

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