Sophos

W32/Sdbot-DEN

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.bgc
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 26 May 2007 15:37:12 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Sdbot-DEN is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/Sdbot-DEN copies itself to <System>\AutomaticUpdates.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run AutomaticUpdates.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
388529725448
AutomaticUpdates.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
388529725448
AutomaticUpdates.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
388529725448
AutomaticUpdates.exe

Once running, W32/Sdbot-DEN attempts to connect to a remote server to await commands from the intruder.

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