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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 5 April 2007 00:19:29 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Vanebot-AL is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Vanebot-AL 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.
When first run W32/Vanebot-AL copies itself to <System>\explorer.exe and creates the file <Current Folder>\hboj.bat.
The following registry entry is created to run W32/Vanebot-AL on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Explorer
<System>\explorer.exe

