W32/Rbot-RR

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

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W32/Rbot-RR is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/Rbot-RR spreads to network shares with weak passwords as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user. W32/Rbot-RR will also attempt to spread via vulnerabilites. W32/Rbot-RR is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/Rbot-RR spreads to network shares with weak passwords as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user. W32/Rbot-RR will also attempt to spread via vulnerabilites.

W32/Rbot-RR copies itself to the Windows system folder as iexplorerupdt.exe and may create entries in the registry at the following locations to run itself
on windows startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Start Upping
iexplorerupdt.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Start Upping
iexplorerupdt.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Start Upping
iexplorerupdt.exe

W32/Rbot-RR may also set the following registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
restrictanonymous
1

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