W32/Rbot-GWA

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

Download Download our free Virus Removal Tool - Find and remove threats your antivirus missed

W32/Rbot-GWA is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Rbot-GWA spreads
 - to computers vulnerable to common exploits, including: ASN.1 (MS04-007) and Symantec (SYM06-010)
 - to network shares

W32/Rbot-GWA 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-GWA is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Rbot-GWA spreads
 - to computers vulnerable to common exploits, including: ASN.1 (MS04-007) and Symantec (SYM06-010)
 - to network shares

W32/Rbot-GWA 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-GWA copies itself to <System>\wp.exe.

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

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
wp
wp.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
wp
wp.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
wp
wp.exe

download Try Sophos products for free
Download now