W32/Rbot-GXM

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:20 May 2009 09:40:09 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:20 May 2009 09:40:09 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Rbot-GXM is a worm and backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform, and is related to the Neeris family of worms.

When run W32/Rbot-GXM creates the file TCPZ-X86D.sys (detected as the PUA "TCP-Z TCP Patch and Monitor") and sets the following registry entries under:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_MSDDLL\

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msddll\

W32/Rbot-GXM spreads to network shares with weak passwords and to removable drives. W32/Rbot-GXM also typically attempts to spread across a network by exploiting MS08-067.

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