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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 | July 2006 (4.07) |
| Protection available since | 14 March 2006 22:30:07 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 19 May 2006 21:01:28 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Spybot-HJ is a worm and IRC backdoor for the Windows platform.
W32/Spybot-HJ 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/Spybot-HJ copies itself to <System>\aolspywarecleaner32.exe.
The following registry entries are created to run aolspywarecleaner32.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
AOLSPYWAREREMOVER32
AOLSPYWARECLEANER32.EXE
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
AOLSPYWAREREMOVER32
AOLSPYWARECLEANER32.EXE
