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| How it spreads |
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|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 28 March 2006 13:17:14 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-CVY is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-CVY 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-CVY copies itself to <System>\winlog.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run winlog.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
(default)
winlog.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
(default)
winlog.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
(default)
winlog.exe
