W32.Gaobot.DX

Risk Level 2: Low

Discovered:
May 18, 2004
Updated:
July 7, 2004 7:16:56 PM
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Gaobot.DX is a worm that spreads through open network shares, IRC, and Windows vulnerabilities. The worm also acts as a backdoor server program and attacks other systems. The worm kills the processes of many anti-virus and security applications.

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