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| Included in our products from | July 2004 (3.83) |
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| Protection available since | 9 June 2004 08:13:36 (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 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\Msn Home
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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Troj/Ranck-W is a proxy Trojan that allows a remote intruder to route HTTP
traffic through the computer.
Troj/Ranck-W sets an entry in the registry at the following location so as to
run itself on system startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Msn Home
Troj/Ranck-W runs continuously in the background listening on a port.
