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W32/Delbot-G

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
  • Peer-to-peer
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 15 February 2007 03:34:04 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Delbot-G is an IRC worm with backdoor functionality which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

W32/Delbot-G spreads:

- to computers vulnerable to common exploits, including: Symantec (SYM06-010) and SRVSVC (MS06-040)
- to MSSQL servers protected by weak passwords W32/Delbot-G is an IRC worm with backdoor functionality which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

W32/Delbot-G spreads:

- to computers vulnerable to common exploits, including: Symantec (SYM06-010) and SRVSVC (MS06-040)
- to MSSQL servers protected by weak passwords

When first run W32/Delbot-G copies itself to <System>\jwmngr.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run jwmngr.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
JW Manager
<System>\jwmngr.exe

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