Troj/Medbot-E

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:19 Aug 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:19 Aug 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Troj/Medbot-E is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Medbot-E includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP. Troj/Medbot-E is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Medbot-E includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.

When first run Troj/Medbot-E copies itself to &ltSystem&gt\smss.exe and creates the file &ltSystem&gt\nvsvcd.exe. The file nvsvcd.exe is also detected as Troj/Medbot-E.

The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Medbot-E on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
.nvsvc
&ltSystem&gt\smss.exe /w

The file nvsvcd.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "Windows Log", with a display name of "Windows Log" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Windows Log\

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