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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | July 2008 (4.31) |
| Protection available since | 10 June 2008 19:11:06 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-DKM is a worm for the Windows platform.
When first run W32/Sdbot-DKM copies itself to <System>\filename.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run filename.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HOT FIX
filename.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HOT FIX
filename.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HOT FIX
filename.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HOT FIX
filename.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HOT FIX
filename.exe
The file filename.exe is registered as a new file system driver service named "hotfix.microsoft.com", with a display name of "HOT FIX" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\hotfix.microsoft.com
