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| W32/Rbot-TD - January 10th 2005 |
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| W32/Rbot-TD 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. |
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| W32/Rbot-TD spreads to network shares with weak passwords as a result of the backdoor Trojan element receiving the appropriate commands from a remote user. |
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Type: Worm |
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How it spreads: Network shares |
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Affected operating systems: Windows |
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Side effects: allows others to access the computer, steals information, downloads code from the internet, reduces system security, records keystrokes, installs itself in the registry
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