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WORM_ZAKU.A
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: Virus.Win32.HLLW.VB.ah (Kaspersky), W32/Generic!floppy (McAfee), W32.SillyFDC (Symantec), Worm/VB.AH.9 (Avira),

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Medium

Description: 

This worm attempts to spread by dropping copies of itself as A:\Azuka.exe. The drive A: is usually the system's floppy drive.

On certain occasions, it also attempts to delete all files in the several folders.

It copies itself on the system as the file MODULE.EXE. It also modifies the system registry to enable its autostart technique and to change the Windows user information.

It runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Oct. 13, 2004 5:59:50 PM GMT -0800

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