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W32/Sdbot-DEV

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.gen
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
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-DEV is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/Sdbot-DEV copies itself to <System>\netdll32.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run netdll32.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
4684735485910
<System>\netdll32.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
4684735485910
<System>\netdll32.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
4684735485910
<System>\netdll32.exe

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

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