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W32/Sdbot-DJX

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.Buzus.pe
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 31 January 2008 20:02:54 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

W32/Sdbot-DJX 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-DJX copies itself to <Windows>\wkssvc.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run wkssvc.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Console
wkssvc.exe

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