Overview
Category:
Backdoor: A secret or undocumented means of getting into a computer system, or software that uses such a means to penetrate a system. Some software has a backdoor placed by the programmer to allow them to gain access to troubleshoot or change the program. Software that is classified as a "backdoor" is designed to exploit a vulnerability in a system, and open it to future access by an attacker.
Variants:
Similar Pests:
Origins
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Distribution
Prevalence:
Clot Factor:
The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone.
Operation
Storage Required:
Detection and Removal
Automatic Removal:
PestPatrol detects this.
PestPatrol removes this.
Manual Removal:
Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
Research
File Analyses:
- Backdoor.Spyboter.aq: backdoor.spyboter.aq.dll
- Backdoor.Spyboter.as: backdoor.spyboter.as.exe
- Backdoor.Spyboter.gen: aolmsngr.exe · backdoor.spyboter.gen[2].exe · Backdoor.Spyboter.gen_(5).EXE · msginav.exe · netstatt.exe · spyboter.txt · tgbot_pecompact.exe · tgbot_upx_packed.exe · yahoomsgr.exe · zopytlrs.exe
- Backdoor.Spyboter.t: 7a938e2392b773c3f11b0952732b244a.exe
- Backdoor/Spyboter.A: netdll.exe
- Win32/Spybot.20992.A.Worm: netstatt.exe
- Win32/Spybot.29728.Trojan: tgbot_upx_unpacked.exe