W32/Forbot-W

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

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W32/Forbot-W is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process. W32/Forbot-W is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/Forbot-W copies itself to the Windows system folder as WINXPINIT.EXE and creates entries in the registry at the following locations so as to run itself on system startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Win32 USB2 Driver
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Win32 USB2 Driver
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\Win32 USB2 Driver
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Win32 USB2 Driver
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Win32 USB2 Driver

W32/Forbot-W also creates its own service named "LOL", with the display name "Win32 USB2 Driver".

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