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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 | January 2006 (4.01) |
| Protection available since | 25 November 2005 14:26:45 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Sdbot-AFQ is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-AFQ 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 W32/Sdbot-AFQ is installed it copies to the file <System>\mnsys.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run mnsys.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
VirusScanner
<System>\mnsys.exe
The following registry entry is set:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Install
<date and time>
W32/Sdbot-AFQ includes functionality to:
- carry out DDoS attacks
- download files from the internet and run them
- setup a SOCKS4 proxy
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