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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 | April 2008 (4.28) |
| Protection available since | 20 February 2008 10:52:54 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-GWG is a worm for the Windows platform.
When run W32/Rbot-GWG copies itself to <Windows>\msmsgrs.exe and creates the file <Windows>\ChristmasImg2007-12.zip (also detected as W32/Rbot-GWG).
The following registry entry is set:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
MsnLiveMessenger
msmsgrs.exe
