W32/Spybot-GQ

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

Change any data that may have become compromised.

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entries. The removal of these entries is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. 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 entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Generic host proccess for windows = svchosts.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:

HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\
Generic host proccess for windows = svchosts.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor and reboot your computer.

W32/Spybot-GQ is a peer-to-peer worm and a backdoor Trojan that copies itself into the Windows system folder with the name svchosts.exe or with a random name and sets the following registry entries:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\
Generic host proccess for windows = svchosts.exe

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
Generic host proccess for windows = svchosts.exe

The worm creates the folder <System>\kazaabackupfiles and copies itself into this folder as:
Adult check Gold ID generator.exe
Angry ip scanner.exe
Aria Geovani hardcore.mpg.exe
Asia carerra wallpaper collection.exe
Battlefield1942 Keygen.exe
Camscam Xp.exe
cookie Reader.exe
C&C Generals[sd]no cd patch.exe
Dead aim.exe
Enter the atrix no Cd.exe
Flashget 1.4(FULL)Keygen.exe
Hotmail password Decodewr.exe
incest -Familyorgy.mpg.pif
Java virtual Machine installer.exe
Jenna Jameson Nurse.mpg.exe
Jenna jameson Screensaver.scr
Jill Killy gangbanged.mpg.exe
Kazaa Security patch.exe
MAYA -all versions-reginfo.exe
Mcafee Antivirus 8 Keygen[TD].exe
Medal of Honour autoupdater.exe
Norton antivirus update subscription patch.exe
Onlinegames Keylist.exe
Pamela anderson Hardcore.pif
Panda Antivirus Patch.exe
Project IGI 2 No Cd.exe
Splinter cell no cd.exeHack Icq.exe
Startrek Elite force II [SD]-no Cd patch.exe
strippoker.exe
TDs3 Keyfile.exe
Unreal2 bloodpatch.exe
UT2003 Extragore.exe
Windows Xp pro Activation crack.exe
Win32 Lovesan remover.exe
www.blacksonblondes.com
www.playboy.com
Yahoo Cam viewer.exe
zoneallarm 3 pro keygen all versions.exe

W32/Spybot-GQ sets the following registry entry to point the new folder:

HKCU\Software\Kazaa\LocalContent\Dir0

W32/Spybot-GQ terminates certain utility and security programs, logs keypresses and logs on to predefined IRC servers and waits for backdoor commands.