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Troj/Dalixy-A

Feb 27, 2004 12:21AM PST

Aliases
TrojanProxy.Win32.Dalixy.c

Type
Trojan

Troj/Dalixy-A is a backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform. The Trojan allows a malicious user remote access to an infected computer via the IRC network.
In order to run automatically when Windows starts up Troj/Dalixy-A creates the following registry entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon
= "C:\WINDOWS\winlogon.exe"

HKU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon
= "C:\WINDOWS\winlogon.exe".

The Trojan also provides proxy functionality on a random port and registers the infection by sending email and accessing a remote web site.

Troj/Dalixy-A has functionality to collect passwords and other sensitive information.

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdalixya.html

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