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WORM_IMAUT.Q
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: Worm.Win32.AutoIt.s (Kaspersky),

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 may be dropped by other malware. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

It drops files/components.

It creates registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup. It modifies registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup. It uses Windows Task Scheduler to create a scheduled task that executes the dropped copy.

It disables Task Manager. It does the said routine to avoid termination from the affected system's memory. It creates registry key(s)/entry(ies). It creates registry key(s)/entry(ies).

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

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Feb. 24, 2008 10:24:50 PM GMT -0800

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