W32/Bagle.C@mm
| W32/Bagle.C@mm |
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| • Detected by virus detection files published: 2/28/2004 | • Type: Worm |
| • Virus characteristics first published: 2/28/2004 | • Spreading mechanism: |
| • Virus characteristics latest update: 6/9/2004 | • Overall risk: Medium |
| • Alias: | • Payload: Backdoor, terminates AV update processes |
| • Infection type: Microsoft Windows 95/98/98 SE/ME/NT 4/2000/XP/2003/Vista |
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The worm installs a backdoor on the computer. It listens by default on port 2745. This backdoor can f.ex. be used for uploading and executing a program. It attempts to contact the following web sites: http://permail.uni-muenster.de/scr.php It accesses these web addresses with user ID and port no as parameters; that way the hacker can log who is vulnerable and on which port. It also looks for and kills the following processes: ATUPDATER.EXE |
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