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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 19 August 2006 18:56:47 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Medbot-E is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Medbot-E includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP. Troj/Medbot-E is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Medbot-E includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run Troj/Medbot-E copies itself to <System>\smss.exe and creates the file <System>\nvsvcd.exe. The file nvsvcd.exe is also detected as Troj/Medbot-E.
The following registry entry is created to run Troj/Medbot-E on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
.nvsvc
<System>\smss.exe /w
The file nvsvcd.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "Windows Log", with a display name of "Windows Log" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Windows Log\
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