W32/OutLaw-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware
Type: Win32 worm
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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W32/OutLaw-A is a worm for the Windows platform.

When first run W32/OutLaw-A copies itself to:

<RECYCLER>\systems.com
<System>\taskmger.com

The following registry entry is created to run systems.com rundll.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
userd
<RECYCLER>\systems.com

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
Explorer.exe taskmger.com

Registry Entries are modified under:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableCMD
0

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskmgr
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
NoFolderOptions
1

W32/OutLaw-A attempts to periodically copy itself to removeable drives, including floppy drives and USB keys. The worm will attempt to create a hidden file Autorun.inf on the removeable drive and copy itself to the same location. The file Autorun.inf is designed to start the worm once the removeable drive is connected to a uninfected computer.

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