Troj/Bdoor-BDL

Aliases	Backdoor.Polodor.d BackDoor-BDL
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Characteristics	Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from	June 2005 (3.94)
Protection available since	1 October 2004 10:02:31 (GMT)
Last updated	13 May 2005 08:13:57 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Bdoor-BDL is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

In order to run automatically when Windows starts up Troj/Bdoor-BDL creates the following registry entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Microsoft LV
<path to Trojan>

The Trojan connects to the IRC network and joins a private channel.

Troj/Bdoor-BDL allows a malicious user remote access to an infected computer.

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