Sunday, April 1, 2007

W32/Poebot-KN W32/Poebot-KN Spyware Worm

W32/Poebot-KN

Type Spyware Worm
How it spreads Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Side effects Allows others to access the computer; Steals information; Downloads code from the internet; Installs itself in the Registry; Exploits system or software vulnerabilities

W32/Poebot-KN is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Poebot-KN spreads through network shares protected by weak passwords and by exploiting common vulnerabilities including:

LSASS (MS04-011)
SRVSVC (MS06-040)
RPC-DCOM (MS04-012)
WKS (MS03-049)
Dameware (CAN-2003-1030)
PNP (MS05-039)

W32/Poebot-KN 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/Poebot-KN copies itself to \spooIsv.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run spooIsv.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Spooler SubSystem App
\spooIsv.exe

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