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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 29 December 2005 12:22:50 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 4 January 2006 21:30:22 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Sophos beta program
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
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W32/Sdranck-W is a multi-component network worm for the Windows platform.
When W32/Sdranck-W is installed the following files are created:
<System>\ataste.exe
<System>\tasta.exe
<System>\vanhoutt.exe
The file ataste.exe is detected as Troj/Ranck-Fam, and the files tasta.exe and vanhoutt.exe are detected as W32/Sdbot-Gen.
The Sdbot component spreads W32/Sdranck-W via network shares with weak passwords.
The following registry entries are created to run vanhoutt.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
XmasTray
vanhoutt.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
XmasTray
vanhoutt.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
XmasTray
vanhoutt.exe
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