From; Sophos Alert System: Name: W32/Domwis-I Aliases: BackDoor-AOZ, Backdoor.Win32.Wisdoor.ao Type: Win32 worm Date: 16 March 2005 A virus identity (IDE) file which provides protection is available now from the Sophos website, and will be incorporated into the May 2005 (3.93) release of Sophos Anti-Virus. Customers using EM Library, PureMessage or any of our Sophos small business solutions will be automatically protected at their next scheduled update. At the time of writing, Sophos has received a small number of reports of this worm from the wild. Information about W32/Domwis-I can be found at: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32domwisi.html W32/Domwis-I is a network worm with backdoor functionality. When first run, W32/Domwis-I will copy itself to the Windows folder as SYSCFG16.EXE. In order to run automatically each time a user logs on, W32/Domwis-I will set the following registry entries: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Windows System Configuration <Windows folder>\SYSCFG16.EXE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Windows DLL Loader <Windows folder>\SYSCFG16.EXE W32/Domwis-I connects to an IRC server and waits for remote commands. The backdoor component of W32/Domwis-I can be used to: download, delete, copy and execute files. perform distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDOS). spoof the infected computer's IP address. log key strokes. create screen and webcam captures. scan other computers for open ports and vulnerabilities. list and kill processes. This IDE file also includes detection for: Troj/Bancos-BQ http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojbancosbq.html W32/Rbot-YE http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotye.html Troj/Dloader-JN http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdloaderjn.html W32/Rbot-YF http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotyf.html W32/Agobot-QY http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32agobotqy.html W32/Agobot-QZ http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32agobotqz.html Troj/Dloader-JI http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdloaderji.html Linux/Thebe-A http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/linuxthebea.html W32/Forbot-EU http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32forboteu.html Download the IDE file from: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/domwis-i.ide Download all the IDE files available for the current version of Sophos Anti-Virus in a single compressed file. The file is available in two formats: Zip file: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/ides.zip Self-extracting file: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/ides.exe Read about how to use IDE files at http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/using.html *********** MIKE"S REPLY SEPARATOR *********** Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see a sample on my web page http://www3.telus.net/mikebike <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/worm_removal.htm See my Anti-Virus pages http://virusinfo.hackfix.org/index <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> A Technical Support Alliance and OWTA Charter Member