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| Included in our products from | September 2004 (3.85) |
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| Protection available since | 12 July 2004 08:16:45 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
You should also change your Internet Explorer settings using Tools|Internet options|General to remove any modifications made by the Trojan.
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Troj/IstBar-M is an aggressive downloading adware provided by Integrated Search Technologies/CDT Inc. It is capable of downloading adware from http://install.xxxtoolbar.com/ and various other websites.
The adware it downloads includes: IstSvc, StatBlaster, Avenye Media Internet Optimizer, Bargins, SideFind, SideSearch, 180Solutions msbb, Power Scan.
Depending on which adware it has downloaded, it will attempt to:
1. create related registry entries under HKLM/Software/[Adware name]
2. create start and uninstall entries for the adware
3. report to the related server about the installation
It will also attempt to hook Internet Explorer's StartPage and SearchPage to:
www.couldnotfind.com and www.slotch.com.
It is registered as a COM object in the system with a clsid of:
[018B7EC3-EECA-11D3-8E71-0000E82C6C0D]
and as a BHO under the clsid of:
[60E78CAC-E9A7-4302-B9EE-8582EDE22FBF]
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