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| How it spreads |
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|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 1 December 2004 09:08:53 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-QV is a network worm with backdoor functionality allowing an attacker remote access via IRC.
When run the worm attempts to create the following registry entries to auto-start on user logon or computer reboot:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
virtual
winit.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
virtual
winit.exe
The following registry entry is also created:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
virtual
winit.exe
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