Sophos

Troj/Proxy-FP

Aliases
  • Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Agent.fp
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from January 2006 (4.01)
Protection available since 13 November 2005 22:00:55 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/Proxy-FP is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan opens a random port and offers a proxy service, allowing remote attackers the ability to anonymously route HTTP traffic through the infected computer.

The Trojan sets the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Anti-Virus Update Scheduler
"<path to Trojan>"

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\<path to Trojan>
"<path to Trojan>:*:Enabled:Server"

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\
FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\<path to Trojan>
"<path to Trojan>:*:Enabled:Server"

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