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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | January 2006 (4.01) |
| Protection available since | 1 December 2005 02:59:51 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Troj/Piebot-A is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Piebot-A 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. Troj/Piebot-A is an IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Piebot-A 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 Troj/Piebot-A copies itself to <System>\MidiDef32.exe.
Troj/Piebot-A will modify the HOSTS file in order to block access to anti-virus related urls.
The following registry entries are created to run MidiDef32.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Firewall Policy
MidiDef32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Firewall Policy
MidiDef32.exe
Troj/Piebot-A sets the following registry entries, disabling the automatic startup of other software:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess
Start
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Note: disabling autostart for the SharedAccess service deactivates the Microsoft Internet Connection Firewall (ICF).
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