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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 3 March 2005 14:07:45 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-VV is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.
W32/Sdbot-VV attempts tp spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits.
W32/Sdbot-VV opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via the IRC network, while running in the background as a service process.
W32/Sdbot-VV can receive commands from a remote attacker which include instructions to terminate processes and participate in DDoS attacks.
W32/Sdbot-VV copies itself to the Windows system folder and creates the following registry entries in order to run itself automatically on computer login:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Dos Prompt Loader =
cygwin.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
Dos Prompt Loader =
cygwin.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Dos Prompt Loader =
cygwin.exe
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