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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | May 2008 (4.29) |
| Protection available since | 26 March 2008 10:31:22 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Vbbot-AO is a worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Vbbot-AO runs continuously in the background, providing a backdoor server which allows a remote intruder to gain access and control over the computer.
The following registry entry is created to run W32/Vbbot-AO on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{570E0690-AB30-64A2-E35A-D04C5693B873}
StubPath
<pathname of the worm executable>
