Canasson (13)
Server name: Canasson
Version: 13
Different versions: NA
Tested: Yes, on Windows 95 and Windows NT
Server size: 58.8K
Server files: Msie5.exe
Server icon:

Infects: Windows 95/98/ME
Autoloads: Win.ini run=                                    msie5.exe under [windows]
Default port: NA
Can port be changed: No

Server Features

  • Prank features

 
Comments 
Canasson 13 is a prank trojan. When it is first ran it says "Unable to find MFC800.DLL Fatal error". Canasson writes "You've been jacked ! You silly newbie !!" to c:\00.txt. Canasson appears to display 00.txt in notepad.exe to you at a later time. Canasson also appears to react to pressing Nums lock.

How To Remove 
Quick fix: no quick fix programs
Manual removal:

  1. Open the win.ini(Usually c:\windows\win.ini) and remove the key: run=                        msie5.exe(note that there are a lot of spaces between the run= and the msie5.exe) under [Windows], this can be done with any text editing program.
  2.  Reboot the computer or close msie5.exe.
  3. Delete the trojan file c:\msie5.exe. 

 
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