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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 7 January 2008 20:13:55 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Nugache-I is a worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Nugache-I runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.
When first run W32/Nugache-I copies itself to <System>\mstc.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run mstc.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft Domain Controller
<System>\mstc.exe
