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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | July 2006 (4.07) |
| Protection available since | 18 December 2005 15:00:57 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 1 June 2006 15:13:54 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-AJS is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-AJS 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/Sdbot-AJS includes functionality to access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP.
When first run W32/Sdbot-AJS copies itself to <System>\msbitsec.exe.
The file msbitsec.exe is registered as a new system driver service named "MBIT", with a display name of "Microsoft Background Intelligent Transfer Update Version 2.0" and a startup type of automatic, so that it is started automatically during system startup. Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MBIT\
W32/Sdbot-AJS sets the following registry entries, disabling the automatic startup of other software:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger
Start
4
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry
Start
4
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TlntSvr
Start
4
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
DoNotAllowXPSP2
1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM
N
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
restrictanonymous
1
Registry entries are created under:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\
