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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 26 October 2005 13:21:40 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-ATJ is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-ATJ spreads:
- to other network computers by exploiting common buffer overflow vulnerabilities, including: PNP (MS05-039)
- by sending itself via AIM Instant Messenger
W32/Rbot-ATJ 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-ATJ copies itself to <System>\express.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run express.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
express.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
express.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Outlook Mail Services
express.exe
