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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 2 June 2005 22:15:56 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-AEK is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-AEK 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/Rbot-AEK copies itself to <Windows system folder>\cmdzxdll.exe.
W32/Rbot-AEK is capable of spreading to computers on the local network protected by weak passwords after receiving the appropriate backdoor command.
W32/Rbot-AEK may also spread by exploiting the following vulnerabilities for which patches can be obtained from the Microsoft website :
MS04-011
MS04-012
MS03-049
MS02-039
The following registry entries are created to run cmdzxdll.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MsgSvcMgr32
cmdzxdll.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
MsgSvcMgr32
cmdzxdll.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
MsgSvcMgr32
cmdzxdll.exe
Sophos's anti-virus products include Genotype detection technology, which can proactively protect against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against W32/Rbot-AEK (detected as Rbot-Gen) since version 3.88.
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