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| Included in our products from | May 2004 (3.81) |
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| Protection available since | 26 March 2004 12:15:37 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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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 entries. The removal of these entries 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 entries:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsong
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows NT
and delete them if they exist.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Ranckbot-A drops the files fqvwot.exe and wcs.exe into the folder WinNT\system32 and runs them. These files are detected as W32/Sdbot-EV and
Troj/Ranck-M.
W32/Sdbot-EV copies itself to the file svchosts11.exe in the Windows system folder and creates the following registry entry, pointing to this file:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsong
Troj/Ranck-M creates the following registry entry to start itself automatically when Windows boots up:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows NT
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