W32/Sdbot-YQ

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

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

W32/Sdbot-YQ 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-YQ copies itself to <System>\xpsp2.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run xpsp2.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft xpsp2
xpsp2.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft xpsp2
xpsp2.exe

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