| Port No | 1834 |
| Service Name | Backdoor.VB |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | This backdoor program adversely compromises network security. It allows a remote malicious user to gain access and eventually control the affected system.
Once installed in the system, the remote malicious user can do any or all of the following: shut down windows get Windows version open/close CD-ROM drive disable mouse disable keyboard disable/Enable CTRL-ALT-DELETE show/hide system tray show/hide system clock show/hide start button send a message to the affected user run a specified program remotely delete files make/delete directory lock/unlock computer get all running processes retrieve all cached passwords This malware is developed in Visual Basic and requires the VB runtime library MSVBVM60.DLL and the OCX control, MSWINSCK.OCX to function properly. It runs on Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, XP and 2000 systems. |
| Reference Link | Backdoor.VB |
| Attack | Solutions: This procedure terminates the running malware process from memory. You will need the name(s) of the file(s) detected earlier. Open Windows Task Manager. On Windows 95/98/ME systems, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE On Windows NT/2000/XP systems, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, and click the Processes tab. In the list of running programs*, locate the malware file or files detected earlier. Select one of the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows on your system. Do the same for all detected malware files in the list of running processes. To check if the malware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again. Close Task Manager. *NOTE: On systems running Windows 95/98/ME, Task Manager may not show certain processes. You may use a third party process viewer to terminate the malware process. Otherwise, continue with the next procedure, noting additional instructions. |
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