W32/Sdbot-ABG

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Win32 worm
Prevalence: No Reports

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W32/Sdbot-ABG is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Sdbot-ABG 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/Sdbot-ABG copies itself to <System>\spoolsub.exe.

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

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Spooler Subsystem
spoolsub.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Spooler Subsystem
spoolsub.exe

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