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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 31 January 2008 20:02:54 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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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
