Sophos

W32/SdBot-C

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
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Action

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

and remove any reference to any file you deleted.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

W32/SdBot-C is a worm which attempts to spread to ADMIN$ and C$ network shares, and allows unauthorised remote access to a computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/SdBot-C copies itself to the Windows system folder as FUCKIT.EXE and adds entries to the registry at:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

to run itself on system restart.

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