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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 24 April 2006 06:31:46 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Kassbot-O is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Kassbot-O runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server
which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.
W32/Kassbot-O is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Kassbot-O runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer via IRC channels.
When first run W32/Kassbot-O copies itself to <System>\<random filename>
The following registry entries are created to run the worm on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Anti-Virus
<random filename>
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Microsoft Anti-Virus
<random filename>
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Microsoft Anti-Virus
<random filename>
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
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