Troj/Rbot-XV

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

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

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

and remove any reference to any file you deleted.

Close the registry editor.

Troj/Rbot-XV is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

The Trojan copies itself to a file named wmplayer.exe in the Windows system folder and creates the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Windows Media Player
"wmplayer.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Media Player
"wmplayer.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Windows Media Player
"wmplayer.exe"

Troj/Rbot-XV can be controlled by a remote attacker over IRC channels. The Trojan can be instructed by a remote user to perform the following functions:

upload, download and execute arbitrary files
start a remote shell