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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 11 January 2006 21:27:23 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 25 January 2006 13:58:13 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Xbot-F is a multicomponent backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform that provides unauthorized remote access to the infected computer through an IRC channels.
Troj/Xbot-F includes functionality to download, install and run new software.
When first run Troj/Xbot-F copies itself to <Windows folder>\sysload.exe and creates the following files:
<Windows folder>\dlcomcnf.exe
<Windows folder>\svchost.exe
<Windows folder>\svchost.ini
which downloads from the predefined URLs.
The file svchost.exe registered as a new system driver service named "svchost", with a display name of "Network Drivers Service" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\svchost\
Also the Trojan creates a number of registry entries are set under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie
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