Sophos

W32/Netsky-BS

Aliases
  • WORM_NETSKY.AG
  • W32/Netsky.d@MM
  • Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.d
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Email messages
  • Email attachments
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from June 2008 (4.30)
Protection available since 17 April 2008 00:34:51 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Netsky-BS is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Netsky-BS spreads via email.

When first run W32/Netsky-BS copies itself to <Windows>\winlogon.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run W32/Netsky-BS on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ICQ Net
<Windows>\winlogon.exe -stealth

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