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W32/Autorun-AVJ

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 20 November 2009 21:43:34 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

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

W32/Autorun-AVJ spreads via removable storage devices.

W32/Autorun-AVJ includes functionality to run automatically.

When W32/Autorun-AVJ is installed it creates the file <User>\Application Data\Microsoft\csrss.exe.

W32/Autorun-AVJ creates the following registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
csrss.exe
<User>\Application Data\Microsoft\csrss.exe

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