Troj/Spmbot-A

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
Included in our products from	July 2006 (4.07)
Protection available since	27 May 2006 16:16:48 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

Troj/Spmbot-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Spmbot-A has functionality to communicate with remote URLs via HTTP. The Trojan also has functionality to send out spam emails.

Troj/Spmbot-A attempts to modify the following registry entry to allow it to bypass the Windows firewall:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\
StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List

Troj/Spmbot-A adds the following lines to <Windows>\system.ini:

IDslow
IDslow\IDVer32=<number>

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