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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | February 2007 (4.14) |
| Protection available since | 5 January 2007 20:52:44 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 8 January 2007 15:29:05 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Rbot-GAD is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Rbot-GAD 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-GAD copies itself to <System>\MStli32s.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run MStli32s.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Video Process
MStli32s.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Video Process
MStli32s.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Video Process
MStli32s.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Video Process
MStli32s.exe
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
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MStli32s.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Video Process
MStli32s.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
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