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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | September 2007 (4.21) |
| Protection available since | 18 July 2007 23:11:47 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/DwnLdr-GWW is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/DwnLdr-GWW runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.
Troj/DwnLdr-GWW includes functionality to download, install and run new software.
When first run Troj/DwnLdr-GWW copies itself to <System>\svch.exe and creates the file <Temp>\dl99656.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run svch.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Office Monitor Word Exel R
<System>\svch.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Office Monitor Word Exel R
<System>\svch.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N
