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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | April 2006 (4.04) |
| Protection available since | 27 February 2006 22:42:13 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 7 March 2006 15:29:20 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.
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Troj/StartPa-WB is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
When first run Troj/StartPa-WB copies itself to <Windows system folder>\wartsrv.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run wartsrv.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
useful-soft
<Windows system folder>\wartsrv.exe
Troj/StartPa-WB changes the Start Page for Microsoft Internet Explorer by setting the following registry entry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
http://www.teengb.com
Troj/StartPa-WB overwrites the HOSTS file to redirect a large number of websites, including websites relating to anti-virus and security.
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