W32/Codbot-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Win32 worm
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Codbot-A is a backdoor which contains functionality to spread via network shares.

W32/Codbot-A contains backdoor functionality which is likely to include packet sniffing and downloading further code.

W32/Codbot-A may attempt to exploit a number of vulnerabilities. W32/Codbot-A is a backdoor which contains functionality to spread via network shares.

When first run, W32/Codbot-A copies itself to the Windows system folder as NETMON.EXE and installs this file as a service with servicename "Netmon" and display name "Network Monitoring Service". The worm attempts to connect to an IRC channen and listens for backdoor commands from a remote attacker.

W32/Codbot-A contains backdoor functionality which is likely to include packet sniffing and downloading further code.

W32/Codbot-A may create Run and RunServices registry entries in order to run itself on system startup.

W32/Codbot-A makes the following change to the system registry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
"N"

W32/Codbot-A may attempt to exploit a number of vulnerabilities.

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