W32/Agobot-AIW is a worm for the Windows platform.
W32/Agobot-AIW spreads
- to computers vulnerable to common exploits, including: PNP (MS05-039) and ASN.1 (MS04-007)
- to network shares protected by weak passwords
W32/Agobot-AIW includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run W32/Agobot-AIW copies itself to <System>\svshost.exe and creates the file <User>\Application Data\temp\ce2c623f.tmp.
The following registry entries are created to run svshost.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Updates
svshost.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Microsoft Updates
svshost.exe
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
NoAutoUpdate
1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
AUOptions
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
NoAutoUpdate
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
AUOptions
1
Registry entries are created under:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Security Center
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center