Troj/Proxyser-R

Aliases	Trojan-Spy.Win32.Sters.f BackDoor-CWW
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	March 2006 (4.03)
Protection available since	24 January 2006 05:25:25 (GMT)
Last updated	24 January 2006 15:25:14 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Proxyser-R is a proxy Trojan for the Windows platform.

Once installed, Troj/Proxyser-R sets up a SOCKS proxy server.

Troj/Proxyser-R includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Proxyser-R on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Windows Logon Process
<Windows>\winlogon.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Windows Session Manager Subsystem
<Windows>\smss.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
AUOptions
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
ResetAU
1

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
DetectionStartTime

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
ScheduledInstallDay
0

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
ScheduledInstallTime
3

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DisableNotifications
1

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DoNotAllowExceptions
0

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
EnableFirewall
0

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