Troj/Ranck-AT

Aliases	TrojanProxy.Win32.Ranky.ax
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	December 2004 (3.88)
Protection available since	5 November 2004 13:45:45 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Ranck-AT is a proxy Trojan that allows a remote intruder to route HTTP traffic through the computer.

Troj/Ranck-AT sets an entry in the registry at the following location so as to run itself on windows login:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
vDSAGGQEvbA ASDAS dqdw = <Path to Self>

Troj/Ranck-AT sends information from the infected computer to a number of websites.

Troj/Ranck-AT runs continuously in the background listening on a port.

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