W32/Autorun-F

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:22 Oct 2007 13:30:05 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:22 Oct 2007 13:30:05 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/AutoRun-F is a worm for the Windows platform which spreads by copying itself to removable devices.

W32/AutoRun-F is a worm for the Windows platform which spreads by copying itself to removable devices.

When first run W32/Autorun-F copies itself to:

<Common Files>\taskmmgr.exe
<Root>\chkdisk.exe
<System>\Svchost.EXE

and creates the following files:

<Root>\autorun.inf
<System>\Intro.avi

The following registry entries are created to run taskmmgr.exe on startup:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Svchost
<Common Files>\taskmmgr.EXE

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
TasKmgr
<Common Files>\taskmmgr.EXE

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