Sophos

W32/Sdbot-DKG

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from May 2008 (4.29)
Protection available since 26 March 2008 07:00:10 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

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

When run W32/Sdbot-DKG copies itself to:

<System>\Sexy Girls.scr
<Windows>\inf\smss.exe
<Documents and Settings>\<User>\Application Data\smss.exe

W32/Sdbot-DKG also attempts to parse folders and will attempt to copy itself to that folder as <Folder Name>.exe.

W32/Sdbot-DKG sets the following registry entries to run itself on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NT_Authority
<Documents and Settings>\<User>\Application Data\smss.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
FrameWorkService
<Windows>\Inf\smss.exe I'm so ugly, I hate myself and I want to die

The following registry entries are set:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
DisallowRun
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
1
cmd.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
2
mmc.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
3
rstrui.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
4
regedit.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
5
regedt32.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFind
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFolderOptions
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRun
1

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