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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 30 November 2005 10:12:06 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-AFX is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-AFX spreads to other network computers infected with W32/MyDoom and networks protected by weak passwords.
W32/Sdbot-AFX 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-AFX copies itself to <System>\nVidiaDrvers.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run nVidiaDrvers.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
nVidia Drivers
nVidiaDrvers.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
nVidia Drivers
nVidiaDrvers.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
nVidia Drivers
nVidiaDrvers.exe
W32/Sdbot-AFX includes functionality to:
- steal CD game keys
- steal information
- perform DDoS attacks
- download files from the internet
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