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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 9 March 2005 09:12:51 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Change any data that may have become compromised.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. 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 entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
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W32/Domwis-H is a network worm which contains IRC backdoor Trojan functionality which allows a malicious user remote access to the infected computer.
W32/Domwis-H spreads via network security exploits as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user.
W32/Domwis-H can be instructed by a remote user to perform a variety of other tasks including to steal system information and log keystrokes, to download and execute remote files, and to get information about running processes and to terminate them. W32/Domwis-H is a network worm which contains IRC backdoor Trojan functionality which allows a malicious user remote access to the infected computer.
W32/Domwis-H copies itself to the Windows folder with the filename WINFRW.EXE and creates the following entry in the registry so as to run itself on system startup, resetting this value periodically:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows System Configuration
%WINDOWS%\WINFRW.EXE
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Security Updater
%WINDOWS%\WINFRW.EXE
W32/Domwis-H spreads via network security exploits as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user.
W32/Domwis-H can be instructed by a remote user to perform a variety of other tasks including to steal system information and log keystrokes, to download and execute remote files, and to get information about running processes and to terminate them.
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