W32/Rbot-MG

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

and remove any reference to any file you deleted.

Close the registry editor.

W32/Rbot-MG is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process. W32/Rbot-MG is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/Rbot-MG spreads to network shares with weak passwords as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user.

W32/Rbot-MG moves itself to the Windows system folder as WINu32.EXE and creates entries in the registry at the following locations to run on system startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
update service = svxhost.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
update service = svxhost.exe

The following registry entries are also created:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE\
update service = svxhost.exe