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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 5 January 2007 20:52:44 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 8 January 2007 15:29:05 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-GAB is a worm and IRC backdoor for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-GAB 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-GAB copies itself to <System>\xptxt.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run xptxt.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Micromedia Flash Update
xptxt.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Micromedia Flash Update
xptxt.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Micromedia Flash Update
xptxt.exe
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