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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | August 2007 (4.20) |
| Protection available since | 13 July 2007 12:12:46 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Sdbot-DGI is a worm with IRC backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-DGI 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/Sdbot-DGI copies itself to <System>\sys32.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run sys32.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
Registry entries are set as follows:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OLE
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
Firewall Controls
sys32.exe
