W32/Rbot-AOA is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-AOA 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/Rbot-AOA copies itself to <System>\Msinet.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run Msinet.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Msinet
Msinet.exe
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Msinet
Msinet.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
restrictanonymous
1