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Backdoor.Agobot.s

Posted: June 16, 2007

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 70
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Backdoor.Agobot.s belongs to AGOBOT family of backdoor worms. Backdoor.Agobot.s spreads through popular peer-to-peer file sharing programs. Once installed on your computer, Backdoor.Agobot.s will generally connect to an IRC server. Once it connects to IRC, Backdoor.Agobot.s will be able to receive commands from its author, and can be used to launch destructive denial of service (DoS) attacks from your computer. Additionally, Backdoor.Agobot.s incorporates backdoor capabilities, allowing an attacker direct control of your computer and any information stored on it. This places any financial or banking information stored on your computer in severe jeopardy and represents a serious security risk. AGOBOT variants are known to shut down or circumvent anti-virus and other security-related utilities.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



malware.exe File name: malware.exe
Size: 81.47 KB (81479 bytes)
MD5: 0b939564a00911e478ed2d69a0ad128b
Detection count: 29
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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