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Mocbot

Posted: March 28, 2006

Mocbot is a quite dangerous Internet worm that spreads by exploiting vulnerable PCs running Microsoft Windows operating computer with unpatched security flaws. The spyware is designed to open a back door and give the attacker unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. The intruder can download and run arbitrary files, launch Denial of service attacks against specified hosts and perform other malicious actions. Mocbot disables some essential Windows components. The spyware automatically runs as a service on every computer startup.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 wudpcom.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOleEnableDCOM=nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlLsaRestrictAnonymous=1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumRootLEGACY_WUDPCOMHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServiceswudpcom
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