W32/Sdbot-MS

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

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W32/Sdbot-MS is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.

W32/Sdbot-MS copies itself to network shares protected by weak passwords.

When first run W32/Sdbot-MS copies itself to the Windows system folder as spoolserv.exe and creates the following registry entries to ensure it is run at system logon:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
reggsdg = spoolserv.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
reggsdg = spoolserv.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
reggsdg = spoolserv.exe

Each time W32/Sdbot-MS is run it attempts to connect to a remote IRC server
and join a specific channel. The worm then runs in the background allowing a remote intruder to issue commands which control the computer via IRC channels.

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