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W32/Sdbot-CCR

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.yx
  • W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.z
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from September 2006 (4.09)
Protection available since 23 July 2006 13:11:54 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Sdbot-CCR is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Sdbot-CCR spreads to other network computers by exploiting common buffer
overflow vulnerabilities, including: RPC-DCOM (MS04-012), PNP (MS05-039) and
ASN.1 (MS04-007) and by copying itself to network shares protected by weak
passwords.

W32/Sdbot-CCR 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. W32/Sdbot-CCR is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.

W32/Sdbot-CCR spreads to other network computers by exploiting common buffer
overflow vulnerabilities, including: RPC-DCOM (MS04-012), PNP (MS05-039) and
ASN.1 (MS04-007) and by copying itself to network shares protected by weak
passwords.

W32/Sdbot-CCR 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/Sdbot-CCR copies itself to <Windows>\Mscfg.exe.

The following registry entries are created to run Mscfg.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

W32/Sdbot-CCR sets the following registry entries, disabling the automatic
startup of other software:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv
Start
4

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess
Start
4

Note: disabling autostart for the SharedAccess service deactivates the
Microsoft Internet Connection Firewall (ICF).

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Ms System Config
Mscfg.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
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