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MsSvc32.exe 1

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yogi123

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May 20, 2003
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can anyone tell me what this is and is it ok to disable it
 
I believe this may help:


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W32/Agobot-ME is an IRC backdoor Trojan and network worm.
W32/Agobot-ME is capable of spreading to computers on the local network protected by weak passwords.
When first run W32/Agobot-ME moves itself to the Windows system folder as mssvc32.exe and creates the following registry entries to run itself on system logon:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
mssvc32 = mssvc32.exe
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\
mssvc32 = mssvc32.exe
On NT-based versions of Windows the worm creates a new service named "mssvc32" with the startup property set to automatic, so that the service starts automatically each time Windows is started.
Each time W32/Agobot-ME is run it attempts to connect to a remote IRC server and join a specific channel. The worm then runs continuously in the background, allowing a remote intruder to access and control the computer via IRC channels.
W32/Agobot-ME attempts to terminate and disable various anti-virus and security related programs.
W32/Agobot-ME attempts to restrict access to several anti-virus and security related websites by appending the following to the HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 securityresponse.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 symantec.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 sophos.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 viruslist.com
127.0.0.1 viruslist.com
127.0.0.1 f-secure.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 kaspersky.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 avp.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 networkassociates.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 ca.com
127.0.0.1 mast.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 my-etrust.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 download.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 dispatch.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 secure.nai.com
127.0.0.1 nai.com
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 update.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 updates.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 us.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 liveupdate.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 customer.symantec.com
127.0.0.1 rads.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 trendmicro.com
127.0.0.1
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