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Summary
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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 | June 2005 (3.94) |
| Protection available since | 6 May 2005 20:31:30 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
W32/Sdbot-YB is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-YB attempts to spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits.
The following patches for the operating system vulnerabilities exploited by W32/Sdbot-YB can be obtained from the Microsoft website:
W32/Sdbot-YB opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via the IRC network, while running in the background as a service process.
W32/Sdbot-YB can receive commands from a remote attacker allowing them to control the infected computer. W32/Sdbot-YB is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
W32/Sdbot-YB attempts to spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits
The following patches for the operating system vulnerabilities exploited by W32/Sdbot-YB can be obtained from the Microsoft website:
W32/Sdbot-YB opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to the infected computer via the IRC network, while running in the background as a service process.
W32/Sdbot-YB can receive commands from a remote attacker allowing them to control the infected computer.
W32/Sdbot-YB copies itself to the Windows system folder as "dewa.exe" and creates the following registry entries in order to run automatically on computer log on:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
xdxqa
dewa.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
xdxqa
dewa.exe
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