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| Protection available since | 22 April 2004 13:34:33 (GMT) |
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| Last updated | 8 July 2004 10:04:36 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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\
Security Update Service Process=svrhost23.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
Security Update Service Process=svrhost23.exe
and delete them if they exist.
Close the registry editor.
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W32/Agobot-GN is a member of the W32/Agobot family of worms with
backdoor components for the Windows platform.
The worm allows a malicious user remote access to an infected computer
via IRC.
In order to run automatically when Windows starts up W32/Agobot-GN creates the following registry entries:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Security Update Service Process=svrhost23.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
Security Update Service Process=svrhost23.exe
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