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Troj/Proxyser-M

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from December 2005 (4.00)
Protection available since 25 October 2005 22:58:23 (GMT)
Last updated 1 November 2005 13:52:31 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

Troj/Proxyser-M is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Proxyser-M includes functionality to download, install and run new software.

The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Proxyser-M on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
W32PluginsDownloaderXMLHTTPSelfClearing7520
<System>\wiper.exe <pathname of the Trojan executable>

The following registry entries are set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DisableNotifications
1

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DoNotAllowExceptions
0

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\ FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
EnableFirewall
0

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\

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