Sophos

W32/Sdbot-DHQ

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.dkb
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 November 2007 (4.23)
Protection available since 6 September 2007 20:00:05 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Sdbot-DHQ is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.

W32/Sdbot-DHQ 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-DHQ copies itself to <System>\taskmaneger.exe.

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

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft
taskmaneger.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Microsoft
taskmaneger.exe

The following registry entry is set:

HKCU\Software\ASProtect
Microsoft
taskmaneger.exe

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