W32/Agobot-EE is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.
W32/Agobot-EE is capable of spreading to computers on the local network protected by weak passwords.
When first run, W32/Agobot-EE copies itself to the Windows system folder as ccApp32.exe and creates the following registry entries to run itself on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Symantec Configuration Loader = ccApp32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\Symantec Configuration Loader = ccApp32.exe
On NT-based versions of Windows the worm creates a new service with a display name of "Symantec Configuration Loader" and a startup property set to automatic, so that the service starts automatically each time Windows is started.
Each time W32/Agobot-EE is run it attempts to connect to a remote IRC server and join a specific channel.
W32/Agobot-EE then runs continuously in the background, allowing a remote intruder to access and control the computer via IRC channels.
W32/Agobot-EE attempts to terminate and disable various anti-virus and security-related programs.