high
Summary
Summary
Action- More Information
| How it spreads |
|
|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
|
| Included in our products from | March 2006 (4.03) |
| Protection available since | 11 January 2006 05:57:33 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 27 January 2006 02:39:29 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
- Summary
- Action
- More Information
Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
More Information
W32/Rbot-BKA is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-BKA 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.
W32/Rbot-BKA is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-BKA 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/Rbot-BKA copies itself to <System>\outlook.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run outlook.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Outlook Mail Services
outlook.exe
The worm spreads through network shares, TFTP servers and through AOL Instant
Messenger (AIM).
|
