W32/Unubot-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:17 Nov 2007 21:31:13 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:17 Nov 2007 21:31:13 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/Unubot-A is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Unubot-A 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/Unubot-A copies itself to <System>\mdm.exe and creates the following files:

<Temp>\WER1.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt
<Temp>\wer1.tmp

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

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Office
<System>\mdm.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Office
<System>\mdm.exe

The following registry entry is set:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N

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