W32/Poebot-JT

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Poebot-JT is a worm and IRC backdoor for the Windows platform.

W32/Poebot-JT runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels. W32/Poebot-JT is a worm and IRC backdoor for the Windows platform.

W32/Poebot-JT runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.

When first run W32/Poebot-JT copies itself to <System>\explorer.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run W32/Poebot-JT on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Explorer
<System>\explorer.exe

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