W32/Rbot-RE is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.
W32/Rbot-RE may spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits. The worm also opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to infected computers via the IRC network.
W32/Rbot-RE can receive commands from a remote intruder to delete network shares, log keypresses, participate in DDoS attacks, scan other computers for vulnerabilities, steal passwords, steal registration keys for computer games, create administrator accounts, terminate firewall and anti-virus processes and capture video from webcameras attached to the computer.
W32/Rbot-RE is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.
W32/Rbot-RE may spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits. The worm also opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to infected computers via the IRC network, while running in the background as a service process.
W32/Rbot-RE can receive commands from a remote intruder to delete network shares, log keypresses, participate in DDoS attacks, scan other computers for vulnerabilities, steal passwords, steal registration keys for computer games, create administrator accounts, terminate firewall and anti-virus processes and capture video from
webcameras attached to the computer.
W32/Rbot-RE copies itself to the Windows system folder and creates the following registry entries to run automatically on log-on:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Windows Secure Messaging System
msnmsgrsrvc.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
Windows Secure Messaging System
msnmsgrsrvc.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Windows Secure Messaging System
msnmsgrsrvc.exe
In addition, W32/Rbot-RE also attempts to alter the following registry entries, if they are not already set:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole\
EnableDCOM
"N"
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\
restrictanonymous
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