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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 19 October 2005 11:31:58 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-AEF is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-AEF spreads to other network computers infected with W32/MyDoom. W32/Sdbot-AEF also spreads to network shares with weak passwords.
W32/Sdbot-AEF 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. The worm contains functionality to download, and access the internet via remote server.
When first run W32/Sdbot-AEF copies itself to <System>\msupdte32.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run msupdte32.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Update Checker
msupdte32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Update Checker
msupdte32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Windows Update Checker
msupdte32.exe
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