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W32/Autorun-AVD

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 27 November 2009 19:45:04 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Autorun-AVD is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Autorun-AVD spreads via removable storage devices.

W32/Autorun-AVD includes functionality to:

- run automatically
- access the internet and communicate with a remote server via HTTP

W32/Autorun-AVD communicates via HTTP with the following locations:

-NICK

When W32/Autorun-AVD is installed it creates the file <Windows>\systerm.exe.

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