high
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | June 2005 (3.94) |
| Protection available since | 6 May 2005 20:31:30 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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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 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
Caesvrn
<path to Trojan>
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
Troj/Ranck-CQ is a proxy Trojan for the Windows platform.
The following registry entry is created to run the Trojan on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Caesvrn
<path to Trojan>
Troj/Ranck-CQ listens on a randomly selected TCP port between 1025 and 9997 inclusive. A remote attacker may connect to this port in order to route internet traffic via the infected computer.
Troj/Ranck-CQ advertises its presence by encoding the number of this port in a UDP packet sent to each of several preconfigured IP addresses.
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