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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | December 2005 (4.00) |
| Protection available since | 8 November 2005 11:04:58 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/Proxy-X is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Proxy-X includes functionality to:
- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP
- download files from the internet and run them
- setup a HTTP proxy to redirect internet traffic
- open TCP port 53
When Troj/Proxy-X is installed it creates the file <Windows>\nerocheck.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run nerocheck.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Nero Checker
<Windows>\nerocheck.exe
