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WORM_AUTORUN.FW
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Medium

Distribution potential:

Medium

Infection Channel 1 : Propagates via removable drives


Description: 

This worm arrives either as a file dropped or downloaded from remote sites by other malware. It can be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites. It also arrives via removable drives.

It drops copies of itself and other files/components.

It drops copies of itself in all removable drives. It also drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute its dropped copies when the said drives are accessed.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Nov. 13, 2007 1:09:02 AM GMT -0800

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