W32/Rbot-BKA

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Rbot-BKA is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Rbot-BKA 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/Rbot-BKA is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Rbot-BKA 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-BKA copies itself to <System>\outlook.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run outlook.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe

The worm spreads through network shares, TFTP servers and through AOL Instant
Messenger (AIM).

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