Sophos

W32/Tirbot-G

Aliases
  • W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.d
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 7 June 2005 13:08:00 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
  • Small business solutions 4.0

Action

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IECheck
<System>\mssvp.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

W32/Tirbot-G is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Tirbot-G spreads to other network computers targeting weakly protected network shares, or by exploiting the LSASS vulnerability (MS04-011). W32/Tirbot-G is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Tirbot-G spreads to other network computers targeting weakly protected network shares, or by exploiting the LSASS vulnerability (MS04-011).

A patch is available from Microsoft for the LSASS vulnerability exploited by W32/Tirbot-G:

MS04-011

W32/Tirbot-G includes functionality to silently download, install and run new software.

When first run W32/Tirbot-G copies itself to <System>\mssvp.exe and creates the file <Windows>\msi486.dll.

The following registry entry is created to run mssvp.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
IECheck
<System>\mssvp.exe

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