Sophos

Troj/Killav-I

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.Killav.q
  • trojan
  • or
  • variant
  • ProcKill
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Included in our products from July 2004 (3.83)
Protection available since 18 May 2004 13:17:40 (GMT)
Last updated 19 May 2004 10:22:26 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

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\Vhost32.dll

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Killav-I attempts to terminate various security related programs.

Troj/Killav-I copies itself to the Windows folder as VHOST.EXE, and creates the
following registry entry in order to run on system restart:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Vhost32.dll

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