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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 30 June 2005 06:37:10 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. 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\Run\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
More Information
W32/Gatina-A is an email and network worm.
The emails sent by the worm have forged "From:" addresses and the following characteristics:
Subject line:
FILIPINO'S SECRETS
LYRICS OF BAMBOO AND OTHER BOY BAND
Philippines Government Top Secret
New Virus Information
Ukinnam Virus Information
Message text:
Hi! Look the Attach Document for more details about FILIPINOS...
HOY! PINOY AKO! BUO AKING LOOB MAY AGIMAT AKO... FOR MORE LYRICS CHECK THE ATTACH FILE...
The Government of the Philippines revealed the truth. For more information please read the Attach file...
Please read the attach file for more information about computer virus...
If your computer has been infected by Ukinnam Virus. Open the attach file and follow the instruction to remove the virus..
Attached file:
README.DOC.exe
INFO.DOC.exe
TAETAE.TXT.exe
DATA.DOC.exe
W32/Gatina-A is an email and network worm.
The emails sent by the worm have forged "From:" addresses and the following characteristics:
Subject line:
FILIPINO'S SECRETS
LYRICS OF BAMBOO AND OTHER BOY BAND
Philippines Government Top Secret
New Virus Information
Ukinnam Virus Information
Message text:
Hi! Look the Attach Document for more details about FILIPINOS...
HOY! PINOY AKO! BUO AKING LOOB MAY AGIMAT AKO... FOR MORE LYRICS CHECK THE ATTACH FILE...
The Government of the Philippines revealed the truth. For more information please read the Attach file...
Please read the attach file for more information about computer virus...
If your computer has been infected by Ukinnam Virus. Open the attach file and follow the instruction to remove the virus..
Attached file:
README.DOC.exe
INFO.DOC.exe
TAETAE.TXT.exe
DATA.DOC.exe
W32/Gatina-A collects email addresses from files whose extension is HTT, HTM, HTML, HTA, HTE, HTX, SHTML, STM, ASP, XML, DOC, RTF, TXT, DBX, PHP, PHP3, PTHML, JSP, SQL, EML, INI, TBB or TBI.
When first run W32/Gatina-A copies itself to:
<Startup>\MSKernell.bat
<Windows>\Exit to DosPrompt.pif
<System>\AutoRun.bat
The following registry entries are created to run Exit to DosPrompt.pif and AutoRun.bat on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
NOYPI_KANG_ASTIG
<Windows>\Exit to DosPrompt.pif
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
TANG_INA_MO
<System>\AutoRun.bat
W32/Gatina-A closes applications whose title matches any of the following:
Ad-aware 6.0 Personal
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Anti-Trojan - Infection Monitor
Anti-Virus
AntiViral Toolkit Pro
AVG E-Mail Server Edition - Advanced Interface
AVG E-Mail Server Edition - Basic Interface
AVG E-Mail Server Edition - Control Centerr
AVP
AVP Monitor
BitDefender
BitDefender Sheild
BlackICE
Command Prompt
Control Panel
eTrust Antivirus - Local Scanner
F-Secure Anti-Virus
HijackThis
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Monitor
Kaspersky Anti-Virus personal
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Scanner
My Computer
My Documents
NOD32 Antivirus Program - [My Profile]
NOD32 Control Center
Norton
Norton Antivirus
Norton AntiVirus Porfessional
Pop3trap
Process Explorer - Sysinternals: www.sysinternals.com
Registry Editor
Registry Monitor
Registry Monitor - Sysinternals: www.sysinternals.com
Services
Sophos Anti-Virus - SWEEP
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Sygate Personal Firewall Pro
System Configuration Utility
System Restore
Windows Firewall
Windows Security Center
Windows Task Manager
WinPatrol
W32/Gatina-A also attempts to spread to other network computers via network shares as a file named README.EXE.
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