Alert ID : FrSIRT/ALRT-2008-06472
Aliases : N/A
Size : N/A
Rated as : Low Risk
Release Date : 2008-10-28
Description
This is a Trojan detection. Unlike viruses, Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted.
References
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_152977.htm
Credits
Reported by McAfee
Troj/Renos-BH
Aliases Trojan-Downloader.Win32.CodecPack.ge
Category Viruses and Spyware
Type Trojan
Troj/Renos-BH is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Renos-BH includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
Troj/Renos-BH downloads files with .gif extensions from multiple websites.
These files are actually executable files and are run once downloaded.
The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Renos-BH on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MSFox
<pathname of Troj/Renos-BH>
Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\MSFox
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojrenosbh.html?_log_from=rss

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