W32/Rbot-JU

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

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W32/Rbot-JU is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares and allows unauthorised remote access to the computer via IRC channels.

W32/Rbot-JU spreads to network shares with weak passwords and via network security exploits as a result of the backdoor element receiving the appropriate command from a remote attacker.

W32/Rbot-JU copies itself to the file msm32.exe in the Windows system folder and creates entries at the following locations in the registry so that the worm is run when a user logs on to Windows:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Protection Subsystems = "msm32.exe"

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Microsoft Protection Subsystems = "msm32.exe"

The following registry may also be created:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE\
Microsoft Protection Subsystems = "msm32.exe"

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