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W32/Sdbot-ACF

Aliases
  • W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.j
  • Backdoor.Win32.Agobot.aek
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 16 August 2005 15:26:12 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Sdbot-ACF is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Sdbot-ACF 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/Sdbot-ACF copies itself to <System>\javaup.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run javaup.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Java applet
javaup.exe

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