Sophos

W32/Baitap-A

Aliases
  • Backdoor.Win32.VB.aid
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Chat programs
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from October 2005 (3.98)
Protection available since 30 August 2005 22:23:29 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/Baitap-A is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/Baitap-A will display a Macromedia Shockwave file intended to be a distraction.

W32/Baitap-A will will send itself in a message sent to those in the infected users' buddy list in popular chat programs.

When first run W32/Baitap-A copies itself to:

<Windows>\spoolsv.exe
<System>\resys.exe

W32/Baitap-A will create the following registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
SVCHOST
<WINDOWS>\SPOOLSV.EXE

W32/Baitap-A will change the following registry entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogin
Shell
explorer.exe <WINDOWS>\SPOOLSV.EXE

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