Sophos

W32/Tiotua-M

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 6 April 2008 14:08:35 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Free virus, spyware, and adware scan
  • Test your existing anti-virus protection
  • Find threats your anti-virus missed

Action

More Information

W32/Tiotua-M is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Tiotua-M allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.

W32/Tiotua-M also includes functionality to download, install and run new software as well as delete files with EXE extension.

When first run W32/Tiotua-M copies itself to <System>\winimgr.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run winimgr.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Win32 Servermgr12345
<System>\winimgr.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Win32 Servermgr12345
<System>\winimgr.exe

RSS|Atom
Get reports about the latest virus and spyware threats delivered to your computer