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WORM_SOHANAD.DJ
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: Worm.Win32.VB.ck (Kaspersky), Generic Downloader.s (McAfee), Worm/VB.CK.51 (Avira), Mal/Behav-054 (Sophos),

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:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Infection Channel 1 : Copies itself in all available physical drives


Description: 

This worm arrives as a file dropped by other malware. It can be installed manually by a user or downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

It drops copies of itself in the Windows common Startup folder to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup.

It also drops copies of itself in all physical drives.

It terminates certain processes, if found running in memory.

It modifies the Internet Explorer (IE) home page to direct to a certain Web site.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Sep. 19, 2007 6:03:24 PM GMT -0800

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