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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | June 2007 (4.18) |
| Protection available since | 10 May 2007 18:39:31 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Rbot-GOZ is a worm for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-GOZ 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/Rbot-GOZ copies itself to <System>\jkfrnz.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run jkfrnz.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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jkfrnz.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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jkfrnz.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
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jkfrnz.exe
