W32/Rbot-AWM

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W32/Rbot-AWM is a network worm with backdoor Trojan functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Rbot-AWM spreads using a variety of techniques including exploiting weak passwords on computers and SQL servers, exploiting operating system vulnerabilities (including DCOM-RPC, LSASS, WebDAV and UPNP) and using backdoors opened by other worms or Trojans. W32/Rbot-AWM spreads using a variety of techniques including exploiting weak passwords on computers and SQL servers, exploiting operating system vulnerabilities (including DCOM-RPC, LSASS, WebDAV and UPNP) and using backdoors opened by other worms or Trojans.

W32/Rbot-AWM can be controlled by a remote attacker over IRC channels. The backdoor component of W32/Rbot-AWM can be instructed by a remote user to perform the following functions:

start an FTP server
start a Proxy server
start a web server
take part in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks
log keypresses
capture screen/webcam images
packet sniffing
port scanning
download/execute arbitrary files
start a remote shell (RLOGIN)
steal product registration information from certain software

The worm copies itself to a file named VGATune.exe in the Windows system folder and creates the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLE
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
VGATune
"VGATune.exe"