Sophos

Troj/Ranck-CL

Aliases
  • Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Ranky.gen
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from April 2005 (3.92)
Protection available since 10 February 2005 14:24:30 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

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 entry. The removal of this entry 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 entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ohipa
<path to Trojan<

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Ranck-CL is an HTTP proxy Trojan.

Troj/Ranck-CL allows a remote intruder to route HTTP traffic through the infected system.

When first run Troj/Ranck-CL creates the following registry entry to ensure it is run at system logon:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ohipa
<path to Trojan<

Troj/Ranck-CL then runs in the background, listening on a port.

Troj/Ranck-CL may be dropped by a worm of the Sdbot family.

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