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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 26 April 2007 09:22:35 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-GMM is a worm for the Windows Platform.
W32/Rbot-GMM can spread to other computers by using exploits.
W32/Rbot-GMM 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-GMM copies itself to <System>\alg32.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run alg32.exe on startup.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Office Monitor
<System>\alg32.exe
W32/Rbot-GMM also alters the following registry entries:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
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