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Summary
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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 13 October 2005 02:11:04 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Sophos beta program
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entries:
HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run\
HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\RunServices\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
W32/Rbot-ARI is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-ARI 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/Rbot-ARI is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-ARI 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-ARI copies itself to <System>\up32.pif.
The following registry entries are created to run up32.pif on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Up Service
up32.pif
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Up Service
up32.pif
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Up Service
up32.pif
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Up Service
up32.pif
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Up Service
up32.pif
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Up Service
up32.pif
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Up Service
up32.pif
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Up Service
up32.pif
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