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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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Windows NT/2000/XP
In Windows NT/2000/XP you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me.
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:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run\win = "C:\Windows\System\cari.scr"
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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W32/Caric-A is a worm which arrives in an email with the following characteristics:
Subject line: bill caricature
Attached file: cari.scr
Message text:
Hiiiii
How are youuuuuuuu?
look to bill caricature it's vvvery verrrry ffffunr
i promise you will love it? ok
buy
========No Viruse Found========
MCAFEE.COM
If the user runs the attachment and Outlook is installed, then W32/Caric-A sends itself to the addresses in the user's address book. The worm also displays a cartoon of a man wearing a "Bill" badge and playing a saxophone.
The worm saves a copy of itself in the Windows system folder and adds the following value to the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run\win = "C:\Windows\System\cari.scr"
W32/Caric-A has a payload which is activated at 8am every day. It attempts to delete C:\*.*, D:\*.*, E:\*.* and F:\*.*. It will also try to remove files with the extensions SYS, VXD, OCX and NLS.
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