W32/Sdbot-EB

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

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Affected Operating Systems

Windows

Recovery Instructions:

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Win32 USB2 Driver

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Win32 USB2 Driver

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\Win32 USB2 Driver

and delete them if they exist.

Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entries:

HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run\Win32 USB2 Driver

HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Win32 USB2 Driver

and delete them if they exist.

Close the registry editor.

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