Virus:TR/StartPage.aay
Date discovered:02/09/2010
Type:Trojan
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Low
Distribution Potential:Low
Damage Potential:Low
Static file:Yes
File size:187.904 Bytes
MD5 checksum:262583ebe36aab2321aba591831ca120
IVDF version:7.10.11.81 - Friday, September 3, 2010

 General Method of propagation:
   • No own spreading routine


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003
   • Windows Vista
   • Windows Server 2008
   • Windows 7


Side effects:
   • Registry modification

 Registry The following registry keys are added:

– [HKCU\Software\qip.ru]
– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\
   %CLSID%}]
   • "DisplayName"="QIP Search"
   • "URL"="%user defined settings%"

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
– [HKCU\software\qip.ru\QipGuard]
   • "CheckAlways"=dword:00000003



The following registry key is changed:

– [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
   New value:
   • "Start Page"="%user defined settings%"
   • "Default_Page_URL"="%user defined settings%"
   • "Default_Search_URL"="%user defined settings%"
   • "Use Search Asst"="yes"
   • "Search Page"="%user defined settings%"
   • "Search Bar"="%user defined settings%"

 File details Runtime packer:
In order to aggravate detection and reduce size of the file it is packed with a runtime packer.

Description inserted by Christoph Baumann on Monday, September 6, 2010
Description updated by Christoph Baumann on Monday, September 6, 2010

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