W32/Sdbot-JF

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

Check your administrator passwords and review network security.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
AOL Messenger = aolmsngr.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
AOL Messenger = aolmsngr.exe

and delete them if they exist.

Close the registry editor.

W32/Sdbot-JF is a worm which attempts to spread to remote network shares. It also contains backdoor Trojan functionality, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via IRC channels while running in the background as a service process.

W32/Sdbot-JF spreads to network shares with weak passwords as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate command from a remote user.

W32/Sdbot-JF copies itself to the Windows system folder as AOLMSNGR.EXE and creates entries in the registry at the following locations to run itself on system startup:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
AOL Messenger = aolmsngr.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
AOL Messenger = aolmsngr.exe

W32/Sdbot-JF attempts to terminate certain processes related to security and anti-virus programs and to delete any network shares.