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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 17 May 2006 10:22:54 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Tilebot-ET is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Tilebot-ET 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.
W32/Tilebot-ET includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
W32/Tilebot-ET spreads:
- via file sharing on P2P networks
- via instant messenger networks, including AIM and ICQ
- to other network computers by exploiting common buffer overflow vulnerabilities, including: LSASS (MS04-011), RPC-DCOM (MS04-012), WKS (MS03-049) (CAN-2003-0812), ASN.1 (MS04-007) and IMAIL Server
- via shares with weak passwords
When first run W32/Tilebot-ET copies itself to
The file asus.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "Asus", with a display name of "Asus Motherboard Utility" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Asus\
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