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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 12 December 2005 22:00:03 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-AGZ is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
Sophos's anti-virus products include Genotype™ detection technology, which can proactively protect against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against W32/Sdbot-AGZ (detected as W32/Sdbot-Fam) since version 3.93. W32/Sdbot-AGZ is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
When first run, W32/Sdbot-AGZ copies itself to the Windows system folder as flxper.exe and creates the following registry entries in order to run each time a user logs on:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NotFaut
"flxper.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NotFaut
"flxper.exe"
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
NotFaut
"flxper.exe"
The worm spreads through network shares protected by weak passwords, MS-SQL servers and through various operating system vulnerabilities.
W32/Sdbot-AGZ connects to a predetermined IRC channel and awaits further commands from remote users. The backdoor component of W32/Sdbot-AGZ can be instructed to perform the following functions:
scan networks for vulnerabilities
download/execute arbitrary files
start an ftp server
W32/Sdbot-AGZ has also been seen bundled with Troj/Ranck-DJ.
Sophos's anti-virus products include Genotype™ detection technology, which can proactively protect against new threats without requiring an update. Sophos customers have been protected against W32/Sdbot-AGZ (detected as W32/Sdbot-Fam) since version 3.93.
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