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Summary
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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 17 January 2005 09:45:09 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Sophos beta program
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
You will also need to edit the following registry entry, if it is present. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
serves
C:\Windows\FirstLove.vbs
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
VBS/VBSWG-D is Visual Basic script worm that spreads by email attachments.
When run the worm copies itself to C:\Windows\FirstLove.vbs.
VBS/VBSWG-D also attempts to create the following registry entries:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
serves
C:\Windows\FirstLove.vbs
HKCU\Software\
FirstLoveStory
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The worm attempts to send emails to all email addresses registered in Outlook. The email sent by VBS/VBSWG-D has the following characteristics:
Subject line
First Love Story ...!!!
Message body
Hi,
Check the attachment
Attachment
C:\Windows\FirstLove.VBS
On February 14, the worm displays a message box with the message
"!@#5!@#p!@#1!@#d!@#3!@#y!@#### Happy Fucking Valentine ...!!! ###
!@#5!@#p!@#1!@#d!@#3!@#y!@#" and a title header "ValentineDay"
and then proceeds to shutdown the computer.
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| The message displayed by the VBS/VBSWG-D worm. |
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