Malware type: Backdoor

Aliases: Backdoor.Win32.VB.bm (Kaspersky), Generic BackDoor.b (McAfee), IRC Trojan (Symantec), BDS/ComCfg (Avira), Troj/VB-BM (Sophos),

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP

Encrypted: No

Description: 

Upon execution, this backdoor drops a copy of itself in the Windows folder as:

• SYSTEM.EXE
• COMCFG.EXE

(Note: The Windows folder is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)

It opens a port, tries to listen to it and queries for a remote terminal.

It runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Sep. 4, 2002 12:00:00 AM GMT -0800
Description updated: Jun. 18, 2004 10:56:53 AM GMT -0800

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