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W32/Mytob-D

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Email attachments
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 25 March 2005 03:37:28 (GMT)
Last updated 8 December 2009 03:00:11 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Mytob-D is a mass-mailing worm and backdoor Trojan that targets
users of Internet Relay Chat programs.

When first run W32/Mytob-D copies itself to the Windows system folder
as msgmr.exe and creates the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Win TaskLoader
msgmr.exe

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