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Troj/Ranck-K

Mar 4, 2004 1:13AM PST

Aliases
TrojanProxy.Win32.Ranky.a, Proxy-FBSR.gen

Type
Trojan

Description
Troj/Ranck-K is an HTTP proxy Trojan that allows a remote intruder to route HTTP traffic through the computer.
Troj/Ranck-K sets the following registry entry so as to run itself on system startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft

Troj/Ranck-K runs continuously in the background listening on a port.

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

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